Hostilities Only - Training the Wartime Royal Navy

Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor Brian Lavery is one of Britain's leading naval historians and a prolific author. A Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy and the Royal Navy, in 2007 he won the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award. His naval writing was further honoured in 2008 with the Society of Nautical Research's Anderson Medal. His recent titles include Ship (2006), Royal Tars (2010), Conquest of the Ocean (2013), In Which They Served (2008), Churchill's Navy (2006), and the Sunday Times bestseller Empire of the Seas (2010).A comprehensive review of the challenges faced by the Royal Navy in training its wartime sailors with constantly changing manning requirements, evolving tactics and developing technologies. Zusammenfassung Hostilities Only offers a real insight into the training and lives of sailors, marines and WRENS during the Second World War

Product details

• Authors: Brian Lavery, Lavery Brian
• Publisher: Conway
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2011
• EAN: 9781844861460
• ISBN: 978-1-84486-146-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 248 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Naval forces & warfare, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater