Entry Text: | GRETTON, Peter. Former Naval Person: Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy. [xiv], 338p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Cassell; New York: Coward McCann, 1968. ISBN: 0304931608.
Admiral Gretton writes what is almost a biography of Churchill, whose life was intertwined with the navy for half a century. WWII is covered in 50 pages and the view of his effect on the Navy is one of critical approval. US title: Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy. |
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