Hostilities Only: Training the Wartime Royal Navy - Softcover

Lavery, Brian

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9781844861460: Hostilities Only: Training the Wartime Royal Navy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844861465 ISBN 13: 9781844861460

Publisher: Conway, 2011

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Using first-hand accounts and archival research, acclaimed historian Brian Lavery brings to light one of the major untold stories of World War Two. Answering their country's call to duty, nearly two million brave British citizens--some of whom couldn't even swim--joined the Royal Navy. With his trademark anecdotal style, Lavery recounts the training methods that transformed these raw recruits into an effective fighting force that helped England emerge victorious.

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About the Author:

Brian Lavery is one of Britain's leading naval historians. A Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy and the Royal Navy, he won the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award in 2007. His naval writing was further honored in 2008 with the Society of Nautical Research's Anderson Medal. His recent titles include Royal Tars (2010), We Shall Fight On The Beaches (2009), In Which They Served (2008), Churchill's Navy (2006), and the Sunday Times bestseller Empire of the Seas (2010).

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A huge topic to tackle and the author, to his great credit, has succeeded in putting together an accessible account containing a treasure trove of fascinating detail. -- Charles Strathdee * Warships International Fleet Review *

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