Norris Davidson's informative account of his experience in the Irish Marine Service during the Second World War gives a refreshing insight into many aspects of the Defence Forces preparing to defend the state to the best of its ability. Often humorous and sometimes moving, it is an engaging account that will appeal to anyone interested in Irish wartime or maritime history.
Before his death, Norris entrusted the manuscript to ex-naval officer Daire Brunicardi who has added to the manuscript with an informative foreword to set the scene, as well as providing some fascinating photos and wartime ephemera.Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Daire Brunicardi was a merchant naval officer and a former naval officer, having exercised naval command and more recently having served as a senior lecturer at the National Maritime College of Ireland.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Norris Davidson's informative account of his experience in the Irish Marine Service during the Second World War gives a refreshing insight into many aspects of the Defence Forces preparing to defend the state to the best of its ability. Often humorous and sometimes moving, it is an engaging account that will appeal to anyone interested in Irish wartime or maritime history. Before his death, Norris entrusted the manuscript to ex-naval officer Daire Brunicardi who has added to the manuscript with an informative foreword to set the scene, as well as providing some fascinating photos and wartime ephemera. AUTHOR: Daire Brunicardi was a merchant naval officer and a former naval officer, having exercised naval command and more recently having served as a senior lecturer at the National Maritime College of Ireland. 35 b/w illustrations An engaging first-hand account of the Irish Defence Forces in the Second World War Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781803991726
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Paperback. Etat : New. 'It was a farewell to all my pleasant life, a farewell to the enjoyment of summer. My theme was that we were all about to undergo a change. The hills and the streams would remain, the sun would set as redly on the western sea, but they would not ever be quite the same for us again.'In the 1930s, Norris Davidson was based in London, where he was involved in pioneering work on film, radio and documentaries. By the start of the 1940s, he was working in the wartime Marine Service. Davidson's informative account of his experience in the Irish Marine Service during the Second World War gives a refreshing insight into many aspects of the defence forces preparing to defend the state to the best of its ability. Often humorous and sometimes moving, it is an engaging account that will appeal to all who are interested in Irish maritime and military history, as well as day-to-day life in 1940s Ireland.Before his death, Norris entrusted the manuscript to ex-naval officer Daire Brunicardi, who has added to the manuscript with a foreword to set the scene, as well as providing some fascinating photos and wartime ephemera. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781803991726
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