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Fifty Years in the Royal Navy Paperback – January 7, 2010

by Percy Scott (Author)
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  • Paperback: 382 pages
  • Publisher: Nabu Press (January 7, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1143069218
  • ISBN-13: 978-1143069215
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,849,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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By Amazon Customer on February 19, 2016
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I have just scanned but for the price you cannot go wrong. It's a very interesting naval battle and as far as personal accounts it should be valuable reading.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe equivilant of Hyman Rickover in the art and science of delivering Naval shells on the target.
By Paul Sayles on December 30, 2015
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The writings of Admiral Sir Percy Scott show the world that the Royal Navy contained its equivalent to the late USN admiral Hyman Rickover. Admiral Scott discusses his work from a young cadet in the old sailing Royal Navy through to the years of the First World War in an easy to read manner and takes time to explain his comments for the non-technical reader in great detail. I found the details and comments pro and con about the various ships he served in to be quite valuable. Just as valuable are his comments pro and con about various individuals with whom he came into contact and likewise, at some points what these people felt of him. His writing is, to me, balanced and useful. What is of even greater value is that he is describing men when he met them as junior officers or newly minted commanders and his comments about them are of great interest when one looks at their performance during the First World War. He talks of shooting trips with King Edward VII and gunnery exercises with sub-lieutenant HRH Prince George, Duke of York, in easy terms and one would think. honestly.

Admiral Scott goes on to discuss his many bids for improving the ability of the Royal Navy to function as a war-fighting organization instead of a seeming yachting club sailing around the coast of the UK and the national bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The results of his strenuous efforts after they are sent to the Admiralty are disappointing to see.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Victorian Royal Navy and the politics, joys and discomforts are well covered here.
By K. Michael Waldock on September 1, 2015
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This is a really great review of a life in the old Royal Navy. A good story and a perfect reference book.
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