A classic of Great War naval literature published over eighty-five years ago, <i>Endless Story</i> remains the only comprehensive account of the services of the Royal Navy's small craft during the First World War. A significant portion of the book focuses on the most famous battles in the North Sea and the English Channel, but the story also turns to the Gallipoli campaign, warfare in the Mediterranean, actions in the Pacific, and also pays tribute to the work of American destroyers in British waters after 1917. Every kind of operation is covered, from U-boat hunting and convoy escort to minelaying and<br><br>the Zeebrugge Raid.<br><br><p>While the author did not personally take part in the actions he describes, he knew the men who did and gleaned much of his information from personal contact with the sailors. As a result, the book has both authenticity and authority. Eminently readable and written with a novelist's flair, <i>Endless Story</i> is sure to charm a new generation of readers interested in the First World War.<br><br></p>
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'Taffrail' was the nom de plume of Captain Henry Taprell Dorling, a naval officer turned writer and journalist. He wrote many accounts of the Great War at sea, popular novels, and served as defense correspondence of the Observer.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Although it was first published in 1931, Endless Story remains the only comprehensive account of the services of the Navy's small craft - destroyers, torpedo boats and patrol vessels - during the First World War, and moreover the only one written by an officer personally involved. Even if Dorling did not take part in all the actions he describes, he knew the men who did, and gleaned much of his information from personal contact. As a result the book has both authenticity and authority, but is composed with the all verve of the popular novelist that 'Taffrail' was to become. It was a bestseller in its day, and now enjoys the status of a classic. The emphasis is on the North Sea and Channel, which saw the most famous battles, but Endless Story includes the Gallipoli campaign, warfare in the Mediterranean, ranges as far as the Pacific, where Australian destroyers were actively employed, and even pays tribute to the work of American destroyers in British waters after 1917. It also covers every kind of operation, from U-boat hunting and convoy escort, through minelaying to the Zeebrugge Raid.This reprint will introduce one of the great books on First World War at sea to a new generation of readers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR009804550
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