McKee scours sailors' diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral interviews to uncover the lives and secret thoughts of British men of the lower deck. From working-class childhoods to the hardships of finding civilian employment after leaving the navy, the former sailors speak with candor about the naval life. Illustrations.
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McKee scours sailors' diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral interviews to uncover the lives and secret thoughts of British men of the lower deck. From working-class childhoods to the hardships of finding civilian employment after leaving the navy, the former sailors speak with candor about the naval life. Illustrations.
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Very Good + No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; 1st edition un-circulated ex-lib. Sticker pull on lower fore edge of front board. Library stamp on all edges pf page block, fep and rep. No pocket or evidence of ever having had one, all pages present. 285 p. Corners and spine ends sharp, no dj. "The image of the naval sailor is that of an enigmatic but compelling figure, a globe-trotting adventurer, swaggering and irresponsible in port but swift to flex the national muscle at sea and beyond. Appealing as this popular image may be, scant effort has been expended to reveal the truth behind the stereotype. Thanks to Christopher McKee's groundbreaking work, it is now possible to hear from sailors themselves--in this case, those who served in Great Britain's Royal Navy during the first half of the twentieth century.
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Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall CLEAN near fine 2002 first edition hardcover with near fine dust jacket. Has prior owner's address label on ffep.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket in Good jacket. Signed, dated, and inscribed to a named individual on the front free endpaper. Clean except for a gray smudge on the right edge of the page block and modest dust staining and rubbing around the head and heel edges of the hard cover; jacket bears three tiny surface chips at the lower spine and one at the left front as well as modest shelfwear at the corners, otherwise excellent.; Signed by Author.
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This book is a very good work in understanding the typical enlisted mans life in the royal navy. I believe for the most part most navies had the same type of men serving in the lower deck. The British Navy has had a history of being the standard of how a ship is run during the first half of the 20th century. This book puts a personality on the ships of the fleet.
