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CHURCHILL'S NAVY
~ The Ships, Men and
Organisation 1939-1945
Written by Brian Lavery
The British have always had a sense of
pride in the Royal Navy and during the Second World War the service had
no problems attracting men and women. The navy still had a great
self-belief that dated from the time of Nelson and before, but the
set-piece fleet battles on which it had built its reputation were in
the past and it would have to adapt to meet the needs of a new type of
warfare, in a war in which naval aircraft and submarines would play a
major role.
When Winston
Churchill took
office again as First Lord of the Admiralty on the first day of the
Second
World War a famous signal went out to the fleet: 'Winston is back'. And
as the
wartime British Prime Minister his interest and involvement in the navy
continued.
Typically, other
books on
this subject have tended to concentrate on the naval campaigns and
encounters
that characterised the period, from the scuttling of the Graf Spee to
the
winning of the
In this remarkable book, however, Brian Lavery goes beyond the drama and heroism to reveal the organisation and administration ashore and at sea that ensured those successes. He examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organisation that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination.
Divided into 12 sections, the book delves
into the structure of naval power from the Board of Admiralty and shore
commands to officers and crews, their recruitment and training, daily
life and discipline. The roles of the Reserves, Merchant Navy, Royal
Marines and Wrens within this structure are also explained.
Developments in ship design and technology, as well as advances in
intelligence, sensors and armament are all discussed and set in
context. The different divisions are dealt with one by one, including
the Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Coastal Forces and Combined
Operations.
The text is complemented with over 300
colour and black and white images, and enhanced by the personal
accounts of those who served, from fleet commanders and escort captains
to such voices as the actor Sir Alec Guinness and broadcaster Sir
Ludovic Kennedy. Their brilliant descriptions of life in an escort
vessel in the unforgiving Atlantic, manning a landing craft, or
entering one of the training bases, inject a vivid immediacy to this
outstanding book.
Churchill's Navy is essential for anyone
who wants to cut through the myth and propaganda to understand the
reality of life in the Royal Navy during those crucial years. A
magnificent and definitive book on the Royal Navy during the Second
World War.
Own your own copy of this outstanding
volume on
the Royal Navy in the Second World War
We at the Transport Britain website
are
delighted and honoured to have been requested to help promote this
excellent
book via our website (www.transportbritain.co.uk).
We highly recommend this book as a great addition to the collection of
any avid
reader interested in
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