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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rory O'Conor , Brian LaveryPublisher: The Pool of London Press Imprint: The Pool of London Press Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9781910860199ISBN 10: 1910860190 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 13 July 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFascinating insight into running a big ship , essential reading at the time and a welcome facsimile for today's avid collectors. * Books Monthly * While being a fascinating historical record, it is very far from being out-of-date. Indeed, it would make a first class textbook for modern managers of almost any kind of organisation or enterprise. It would also be invaluable for any modern naval officer...A valuable delight. * Baird Maritime * This really is a delightfully pleasing little book...An invaluable insight into how the big ships of the Second World War were run. * Britain at War Magazine * Taken together with a wider understanding of how the XO's task continues to evolve, this book does have something to offer the modern naval professional and I recommend it. * Australian Naval Institute * Updated with a splendid introduction by Brian Lavery...Recommended for any 'Big Ship' man wanting a trip down memory lane. * Scuttlebutt * This new edition is a very welcome contribution to making detailed naval history more accessible, coming as it does with an introduction by Brian Lavery. 5 stars. * Army Rumour Service * While being a fascinating historical record, it is very far from being out-of-date. Indeed, it would make a first class textbook for modern managers of almost any kind of organisation or enterprise. It would also be invaluable for any modern naval officer...A valuable delight. * Baird Maritime * Fascinating insight into running a big ship , essential reading at the time and a welcome facsimile for today's avid collectors. * Books Monthly * Taken together with a wider understanding of how the XO's task continues to evolve, this book does have something to offer the modern naval professional and I recommend it. * Australian Naval Institute * Updated with a splendid introduction by Brian Lavery...Recommended for any 'Big Ship' man wanting a trip down memory lane. * Scuttlebutt * This new edition is a very welcome contribution to making detailed naval history more accessible, coming as it does with an introduction by Brian Lavery. 5 stars. * Army Rumour Service * This really is a delightfully pleasing little book...An invaluable insight into how the big ships of the Second World War were run. * Britain at War Magazine * Author InformationAged 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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