Cunningham
Cunningham
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Condition - Very Good
5 In stock
Regular price
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Condition - Very Good
5 In stock
Summary
Andrew Browne Cunningham, or ABC, is deemed the Royal Navy's greatest sea captain since Nelson. Drawing on a number of sources, this work includes a look at intelligence files not available to earlier writers.
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Cunningham by John Winton
Andrew Browne Cunningham, or ABC, is deemed the Royal Navy's greatest sea captain since Nelson. As a midshipman, he served with the Navy Brigade in the Boer War, and he won a DSO and two bars as a destroyer captain in WWI. When he was C-in-C Mediterranean from 1939 to 1942, his ships crushed the Italian Navy at Cape Matapan, evacuated the army from Greece and then from Crete, and continued to supply besieged Malta and Tobruk. ABC was Eisenhower's naval commander for the landings in North Africa and Sicily, and witnesssed the surrender of the Italian fleet. He became First Sea Lord in October 1943 and saw the war at sea to its conclusion.;Drawing on a number of sources, this work includes a look at intelligence files not available to earlier writers.| SKU | GOR002693256 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780719557651 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719557658 |
| Title | Cunningham |
| Author | John Winton |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 1998-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 447 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
