-20%

A Biographical Dictionary of the Twentieth-Century Royal Navy: Volume 1: Admirals of the Fleet and Admirals

$81.44

Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.

EAN: 9781848320888 SKU: SEAFORTHPUBLISHING-INCLUDESCDCONTAININGALLENTRIES Categories: Great Britain History, Naval Military History, World History

Despite its recent decline in size and influence, for much of the twentieth century the Royal Navy was a major player in world history. Its senior officers carried out – and sometimes made – British policy in peace and war, but with the exception of a few star figures, the details of their careers have never been published. This book is the first volume of a major study intended to provide a resume of the service lives of every flag officer, in the style of the great nineteenth century biographical dictionaries of Marshall and O’Byrne. Every entry is based on primary sources, including the Navy’s confidential personnel files, cross-referenced with general historical data and, in the case of living officers, correspondence with the subjects themselves.

The book comes with a CD, which contains the service histories and careers of 336 most senior admirals on the Navy List from 1900 onwards. The length of each entry varies with the importance of the officer covered, but each includes both an outline of their careers and significant dates, like promotions and awards. In all, the CD contains more than 600,000 words – a truly epic work. The majority are not even included in the Dictionary of National Biography, and as such, this work will be a boon to historians, and invaluable to genealogists. A monumental and unique naval historical resource.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book opens with the social-historical background which includes a lucid and valuable explanation on how entry, promotion, half-pay and retirement of naval officers worked, and changed over time during the period…. This is not the sort of work one would read straight off as one would a novel, but it is an absolutely key resource for anyone researching the RN at a command level in the twentieth century; in this way the author has done a considerable service to posterity. It will also provide interest, and perhaps amusement, to those who served with those included. It is an important work of naval history in its own right."
Army Rumour Service

Product information

PartNumber	Includes CD containing all entries	Manufacturer	Seaforth Publishing
Author	Wilson, Alastair	Brand	Seaforth Publishing
Item Weight	0.85 Pounds	ItemDimensions	7.5 x 0.75 x 10Inches
NumberOfItems	1	binding	Hardcover
Amazon Category	Books » History » European History » Great Britain History	Amazon Category	Books » History » Military History » Naval Military History
Amazon Category	Books » History » World History	EAN	9781848320888
ISBN	1848320884

Weight	0.85 lbs

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

A Biographical Dictionary of the Twentieth-Century Royal Navy: Volume 1: Admirals of the Fleet and Admirals

Editorial Reviews

Review

Product information

Reviews

Related Products

Login

Register