The Battle and the Breeze: The Naval Reminiscences of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward AshmoreSutton [in association with] Royal Naval Museum, 1997 - Всего страниц: 282 Sir Edward Ashmore, one of the key figures in the post-war history of the Royal Navy, rose to the highest rank in his chosen profession and later became Chief of the Defence Staff. In this his autobiography he gives a vivid insight into the life of an aspiring naval officer in the 1950s and 60s, and the preoccupations of high command during the 1970s. The Battle and the Breeze sheds much new light on many key aspects of post-1945 naval policy, such as the controversy surrounding CVA01 (the fleet carrier replacement programme), the crucial decision to procure the Sea Harrier, the lack of airborne early warning at the time of the Falklands war, and the Chevaline and Type 22 programmes. Ashmore also makes fair and sound judgements on his contemporaries such as Lord Louis Mountbatten. Not only does The Battle and the Breeze make an important contribution to our understanding of recent naval policy, but it is also potentially the most significant naval historical autobiography of the post-1945 period. |
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... Elizabeth could get back to England from Canada , and secondly on when Middleton would have a suitable boiler - cleaning period . I think none of Middleton's crew ever wanted to see North Russia again , but I was quite pleased that our ...
... Elizabeth could get back to England from Canada , and secondly on when Middleton would have a suitable boiler - cleaning period . I think none of Middleton's crew ever wanted to see North Russia again , but I was quite pleased that our ...
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... Elizabeth , Tamara and I lived , and whence I could catch a 172 bus to the office every day . It was the first time that family responsibilities had allowed Elizabeth to come up and join me in London and made life so much nicer for us ...
... Elizabeth , Tamara and I lived , and whence I could catch a 172 bus to the office every day . It was the first time that family responsibilities had allowed Elizabeth to come up and join me in London and made life so much nicer for us ...
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... Elizabeth , Tamara and Tom were flying out to Singapore to join the cruise . Captain Fisher of the RFA Retainer had very kindly agreed to take Elizabeth and Tamara as ' indulgence ' passengers , and Tom was to come with me in Hermes ...
... Elizabeth , Tamara and Tom were flying out to Singapore to join the cruise . Captain Fisher of the RFA Retainer had very kindly agreed to take Elizabeth and Tamara as ' indulgence ' passengers , and Tom was to come with me in Hermes ...
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