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Set in a time before mass tourism and the exodus from the west Indies of families seeking work in the United Kingdom, Ted Harris spends his National Service in a Royal Navy sloop touring the Caribbean. For him and his messmates the life of sunshine, sport, calypso music, and exciting girls is in complete contrast to the dull grey austerity of post war Britain. But for Ted Harris, it is a life changing experience which leads in a direction that he could not have imagined when he first joined the Navy. H.M.S. Wasp is closely based on the experiences of its author, Peter Holloway, who served in the Royal Navy on the America and West Indies station. The events and characters are authentic and only the names of the individuals and of the ship itself have been changed.
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- PublisherBook Guild Ltd
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1909716294
- ISBN 13 9781909716292
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages200
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HMS Wasp
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Book Guild Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014
ISBN 10: 1909716294
ISBN 13: 9781909716292
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This evocative, nostalgic and at times tragic novel, closely based on the real-life experiences of its author, re-creates an era before mass tourism when the Caribbean Islands were an unexpected paradise to the young sailors sent there from the cold, grey mother country on the other side of the Atlantic. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007273842
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HMS Wasp (A FIRST PRINTING)
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Book Guild Limited,UK, 2014
ISBN 10: 1909716294
ISBN 13: 9781909716292
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.FINE SOFTWRAPS ORIGINAL. Seller Inventory # 1KLI
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