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S. W. Roskill (1903–1982)

Auteur de Churchill and the Admirals

28 oeuvres 522 utilisateurs 10 critiques 1 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Captain Stephen Roskill was born in 1903 and educated at the Royal Naval Colleges of Osborne and Dartmouth. He commanded HMS Warspite at the beginning of the Second World War before being attached to the Naval Staff. After further sea service, he became Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. He afficher plus wrote the Official History of the Royal Navy in World War Two in four volumes, and knew Churchill and most of the Royal Navy officers about which he writes. afficher moins

Séries

Œuvres de S. W. Roskill

Churchill and the Admirals (1977) 57 exemplaires
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty (1980) 27 exemplaires
The secret capture (1959) 24 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Nom légal
Roskill, Stephen Wentworth
Date de naissance
1903-08-01
Date de décès
1982-11-04
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
London, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Organisations
Royal Navy
Prix et distinctions
CBE,1971
Distinguished Service Cross, 1944-03
FBA

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Critiques

This Volume one, the period of Anglo-American hostility. It covers in clear prose and with adequate maps the creation of the Washington Naval treaties, and the massive cutbacks in planned world armaments. We are also given a description of the history of the Singapore naval base and of its importance in British naval policy in the interwar period. Roskill also investigates the reasons for the rising irritation of the Japanese with the Anglo-american dispensation in the Far East. Well worth reading.… (plus d'informations)
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DinadansFriend | Sep 11, 2017 |
This is where one begins a serious study of the Commonwealth's war at sea. While there's no mention of the results of Ultra or the other intelligence successes, the text is clear, the Orders of Battle are relatively complete, and the maps are excellent. Capt. Roskill, who commanded HMNZS Leander at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, does his best to describe the efforts of the Royal and Allied Navies and succeeds in doing so. (A three volume set) Read twice.
 
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DinadansFriend | Jun 25, 2017 |
Leading British oligarch, organizer of secret services, transatlantic manipulator.
 
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chaitkin | May 25, 2017 |
This turns into the story of why the UK settled for building the King George V class of battleships, and the inception and reasons for the creation of the carriers with armoured flight decks that served the allies so well off Okinawa. Roskill has the advantage of being a serving officer during this period, and more correctly translates the naval officers' difficulties with the politicking of this period.
 
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DinadansFriend | Aug 2, 2014 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
28
Membres
522
Popularité
#47,610
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
10
ISBN
55
Langues
1
Favoris
1

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