| Title:
Destination
Dardanelles – The Story of HMS E7 by Michael Wilson |
|
Description:
During
1914 the potential of the submarine as a weapon was largely
a matter of conjecture. So when war came it was a fact
that those in authority had no experience and those with
experience had no authority. In this book Michael Wilson
looks at the previously unpublished diaries of Lieutenant
Oswald Hallifax who gives a vivid picture of life for
a submariner from the icy waters of the North Sea to the
warmer climate of the Dardanelles. The book also gives
a wider view of the decisions that had to be made by the
commanders of these vessels and by those that were commanded
and to understand the problems that were created when
the cogs of this essential part of the war machine failed
to synchronise.
|
| Author:
Michael
Wilson was born in Middlesex and lived in Felixstowe. He
was educated at Bury St. Edmunds before going on to join
the navy where he was to spent the next thirty one years,
twelve of which was to be in submarines. During this period
he was to command three submarines. He retired in 1978 and
worked as a historian in the Naval Historical Branch specialising
in the study of submarine operations during both world wars.
His other works include ‘Flotilla’ and ‘Baltic
Assignment’. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published:
First published 1988 |
Edition:
This
edition 1988 |
| Jacket
Condition: Good
condition with pictured dust cover which is protected by
plastic cover. Has library label on spine. |
| Book
Condition:
Good condition containing 194 pages 12 of which contain
black and white photographs. Although this is an ex library
copy it is in good condition. Has library stamp on inside
and usual wear. Original 1988 price was £13.95. |
| Publisher:
George Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London. |
| ISBN:
0-85052-855-2 |
| Size
& Weight: 24.1
cm x 16.2 cm (H x W). 2.4 cm thick. |
