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This book, originally published in 1975 and authored by an ex-Naval
officer, assesses the performance and management of the Royal Navy
in the twentieth century. It examines the nature and tasks of the
twentieth century Navy, by tracing the fortunes of it under
successive First Sea Lords. It examines how the higher echelons of
the service have altered and how and why naval policy has changed.
Among other issues the book discusses the actions of Beresford and
Fisher, Beaty and Jellifcoe, Chatfield, Pound and Mountbatten. It
appraises Churchill, the Invergordon Mutiny and the strains fo the
1930s; discusses the Navy's role in two World Wars and post-war
disarmament.
This book, originally published in 1975 and authored by an ex-Naval
officer, assesses the performance and management of the Royal Navy
in the twentieth century. It examines the nature and tasks of the
twentieth century Navy, by tracing the fortunes of it under
successive First Sea Lords. It examines how the higher echelons of
the service have altered and how and why naval policy has changed.
Among other issues the book discusses the actions of Beresford and
Fisher, Beaty and Jellifcoe, Chatfield, Pound and Mountbatten. It
appraises Churchill, the Invergordon Mutiny and the strains fo the
1930s; discusses the Navy's role in two World Wars and post-war
disarmament.
The author explores the spirit of the Royal Navy in its
20th-century heyday, from 1900 and on through two momentous world
wars to 1945. With anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, reminiscences,
archive material and published works, he portrays life in the Navy
in this challenging era.
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Charles Owen O'Conor O'Conor Don
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