The Speedwell Voyage: a Tale of Piracy and Mutiny in the Eighteenth Century
by Poolman, Kenneth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1557506930
- ISBN 13
- 9781557506931
- Seller
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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
Kenneth Poolman , a World War II veteran of the Royal Navy, served on a light carrier, a minesweeper, and a destroyer. When he returned to civilian life he attended Cambridge University and eventually worked for the BBC as a writer and producer of documentaries for radio and as a script editor for television. A resident of Surrey, England, he has published 24 books, mostly on sea-air warfare in World War II, including The Winning Edge: Naval Technology in Action, 1939-1945, HMS Kelly, Scourge of the Atlantic , and The Sea Hunters .
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- Bookseller
- Walther's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001397
- Title
- The Speedwell Voyage: a Tale of Piracy and Mutiny in the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Poolman, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1557506930
- ISBN 13
- 9781557506931
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SPEEDWELL SHELVOCKE, GEORGE
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