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Clear Lower Deck: A Collection of My Naval Yarns - Couverture souple

Paine, Roger

 
9781611792010: Clear Lower Deck: A Collection of My Naval Yarns
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1611792010 ISBN 13 : 9781611792010
Editeur : Fireship Press, 2012

Synopsis

Do you know where the expression "grog" comes from? Or what happened when the admiral's parrot was seasick? Or why a gun-toting generalissimo in the Philippines distributed medals from a shoebox? Or have you heard about a cat called Oscar who was sunk with the German battleship Bismarck in World War II but survived to be sunk twice more in the ships which rescued him? The answers to these questions, and other true salty stories, can be found in this book by former Royal Navy officer Roger Paine, as he charts the ups and downs of life, both ashore and afloat. Together with recipes for rum punch and rum Christmas cake, plus the traditional RN toasts for each and every day of the week, this delightfully irreverent, and occasionally indiscreet, collection of "yarns" is here to be savoured and treasured. Shortlisted for a Mountbatten Maritime Media Award, 2010

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Éditeur
Fireship Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611792010
ISBN 13 
9781611792010
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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