SAILOR — A PICTORIAL HISTORY
| Author(s) | Alan McGowan |
| Publisher | David McKay Co. |
| Date | 1977 |
| Pages | 184 |
| Format | |
| Size | 68 Mb |
| D O W N L O A D | |
The full title of the present publication by Alan McGowen isSailor: A Pictorial History — Life on Board the World's Fighting Ships from the Beginnings of Photography to the Present Day and in this volume the author explores the human experience of working and serving onboard ship, using numerous photos when telling the story, so please do not treat this one as a conventional naval history book, where the focus is primarily placed on the military, naval battles and admirals.
The historical period covered by the author, stretches from 1840 to as late as 1976, encompassing huge changes in naval life. Among the topics covered there are the evolution of the naval service, together with the description of day to day life and activities of the sailors.
It is a book about the crew members whose service and work made the naval operations possible as such. The book will of great interest to all people fond of the naval history as it contains wealth of quite rare photographs you would hardly find anywhere else.
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