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The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-book (1944)
by Brian Lavery (Compiler)
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Product Description
This handbook, created to provide naval officers in World War II with advice and instruction on all aspects of their job, captures the benevolent language of the day, when authority was respected. It features an Officer’s Aide Memoire, with notes from officer training school; information for medical officers treating battle casualties afloat; counsel for captains taking command of their first ship; and guidance on handling ships and dealing with disobedience and mutiny. Historian Brian Lavery provides an introduction and commentary throughout.
About the Author
Brian Lavery is one of Britain’s leading naval historians and a prolific author. He was, until recently, Curator of Naval History at The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and is a renowned expert on the sailing navy.
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Product Details
Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Conway; Reprint edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
Thanks to grumm & Silent Running :)
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