In Which They Served: The Royal Navy Officer Experience in the Second World War

by Brian Lavery

Brian Lavery's extensively researched study takes an in-depth look at the officers of the Royal Navy and the various routes they took from initial recruitment and training to their role in the fighting. The first half of the book looks at the selection and training of all types of officers, from experienced yachtsmen and tradesmen to ordinary seamen, and includes a chapter on the training establishment where recruits were prepared for war. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591144019
• ISBN13: 9781591144014
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"