Under Eight Flags: Vol. 1, 1937-1947 The First Eleven Years at Sea - Revised Edition, 2004

Winstanley, Anthony F. (Signed)

ISBN 10: 1552123898 / ISBN 13: 9781552123898

Published by Self-Published, Canada, 2004

About this Item

398 pages. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature atop title page. "Over a period of 55 years the author has sailed on over fifty ships under eight national flags." - from back cover. Discard stamp atop first page else clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 233a4164

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under Eight Flags: Vol. 1, 1937-1947 The First Eleven Years at Sea - Revised Edition, 2004
• Publisher: Self-Published, Canada
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552123898
• ISBN 13: 9781552123898
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nautical
  • Signed
  • Biography

About this title

Synopsis

A vivid description of life aboard trampships, passenger ships and tankers before and during the War. The excitement of being pursued by a German raider and aboard a tanker which was torpedoed are among the many scenarios vividly described.

About the Author

Tony Winstanley was born in London in 1920. He went to sea at 16 and served his apprenticeship with a Scottish shipping company. During the war he served as a deck officer on British and Dutch ships. In 1948, he emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his wife and two children and continued seafaring in coastal and deep-sea ships. He gained his Master's Certificate in 1962. He has served on many different vessels including tankers, troop ships, research vessels and cruise ships. In 1973 he joined the B.C. Ferries where he worked for the next 13 years. Over a period of 55 years Tony has sailed under eight national flags. He has nine children and ten grandchildren and resides in Victoria, B.C.

Also by Anthony Winstanley: Under Eight Flags Volume II Under Eight Flags Volume III