1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 222, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

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Title

THE COWARD? The Rise and Fall of the Silver King

Publisher

Book Guild, 2014. 9781909984622

Publication Date

2014

Language

English

ISBN 10

1909984620

ISBN 13

9781909984622

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Barely three days after Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, Rear Admiral Ernest Troubridge – a rising star of the British Navy – made a decision that seemed inexplicable and was to dominate the rest of his life and naval career. Commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron, heading for an engagement with the German battle cruiser Goeben in the Mediterranean and having clearly signalled his intention to engage the German ship, Troubridge suddenly changed his mind, turned his vessels away, and allowed the enemy ship to escape.

At a time when the First World War was just beginning and notions of bravery, patriotism, and duty were paramount, the story of Troubridge’s court martial and subsequent social and naval disgrace was and remains a complex one. Steve Dunn unpicks the mystery with his customary meticulous research and analysis. Was Troubridge a coward who avoided a fight, or a hero who put aside empty patriotism to save his ships and their crews from almost certain destruction?

The Coward? is the first ever biography of Troubridge and a powerful story of how one decision changed a man’s life forever.

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