Medals to the Navy 1588-2013: Including the Dieppe Raid of 1942 - Roger Perkins

A used book in very good condition published by Roger Perkins in 2015\n\nSmall dent in the bottom of the rear board. \nThis is a book intended to inform, to provoke, and to explore the influence of naval power. There are many lessons to be learned from the past. The weaponry changes, the technology evolves, the dynamics of international affairs are in constant flux but, as Medals to the Navy makes plain, nothing can be achieved without the right men in the right ships and aircraft, in the right place and at the right time. Some of the many battles and campaigns described by Roger Perkins demonstrate that this has not always been the case. For whom is the book intended? Amongst many others, they are serving and future Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel. Beyond that, it is a book intended to appeal to everyone having a professional association with the narrow seas and the broader oceans. It opens the window to an even greater understanding of their heritage. It;