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Tom Pocock vividly evokes the realities of life onboard a nineteenth-century battleship and discusses Nelson’s trubulent life and career. This edition also includes a map – biographical notes on the key figures and a bibliography.
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Tom Pocock vividly evokes the realities of life onboard a nineteenth-century battleship and discusses Nelson’s trubulent life and career. This edition also includes a map – biographical notes on the key figures and a bibliography.
Author=Edited by Tom Pocock
Pages=238
Published=2005
Book Condtion=Ex public library book.library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 240 g |
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A fascinating read for anyone interested in the war, the sea, or men under conditions of trial and stress. With much detail of life aboard HM Ships at this time, the conditions the officers of these days lived and fought under, very different from the present day.
In May1941 the German battleship Bismarck, at the time the most formidable fighting ship afloat, escaped into the Atlantic. Her presence there posed a fearful threat to the convoys that kept Britain alive.
Out of 820 U-Boats, 718 were destroyed in action; out of 39,000 men, only 7,000 survived the war. What gives flesh to these horrifying statistics is this account by Peter ‘Ali’ Cremer. He was one of the thre senior U-boat commanders to survive.
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