The Royal Navy Day by Day Review

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(More customer reviews)This comprehensively indexed and illustrated volume details all known acts and actions of significance in the history of the UK Royal Navy. Each day of the year details, in year order, the events and ships that make up the history of the world's oldest surviving sea fighting force. Originally published by the Navy itself till the mid-1970's the book was released to commercial publishers and has been revised and updated with the assistance of the UK National Maritime Museum. The book is profusely illustrated with historical sketches, paintings and photographs. All Naval Actions described include a brief description of the action, the ships taking part and the commander. A must for those looking for an introduction to the service and for a sense of the history of the service coupled with the occassional amazing juxtaposition of hard fact and farce on the same page. (Review based on the 1992 hardback edition)

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"So little care there hath been to this day to know or keep any history of the Navy." Samuel Pepys, 16 January 1668. The Royal Navy Day by Day is a fascinating record of British naval heritage. It is preserved here as a diary of daily events - not just of great battles, but of all that has built the Royal Navy's 700-year-old tradition. While so many books of naval history concentrate on the big events, The Royal Navy Day by Day examines also the conditions that sailors, Royal Marines and naval aircrew, as well as Army and RAF forces involved in sea and amphibious operations, have experienced in peacetime as well as war. The First Edition, published in 1979, was substantially revised in 1992 following the Royal Navy's significant involvement in the Falklands and the First Gulf War. This completely re-illustrated Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the Royal Navy's heavy involvement in peacekeeping and offensive actions worldwide since 1992.

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