Running a Big Ship: The Classic Guide to Managing a Second World War Battleship - Rilegato

O'Conor, Rory, R.N.

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ISBN 10: 1910860190 ISBN 13: 9781910860199

Casa editrice: Naval Inst Pr, 2017

Riassunto

Having completed the highly prestigious assignment of commanding HMS Hood, then the most famous warship in the world, Captain Rory O’Conor brought together his experiences to create the ultimate officers’ guide for running a steel fighting ship. First published in 1937, and now with an extensive introduction by one of the foremost historians of the Royal Navy, Brian Lavery, Running a Big Ship provides a truly unique insight into life at sea during World War II.

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Aged only 37, Rory O Conor was the youngest Captain on the Navy List when he became Executive Commander of HMS Hood in 1933. He went onto serve in the wartime navy that his book was to so impact. He was lost in command of the cruiser Neptune in a minefield off Tripoli in December 1941.

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). Brian lives in London.

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• Editore: Naval Inst Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1910860190
• ISBN 13: 9781910860199
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 221