Spirit of Weymouth and Portland
Title | Spirit of Weymouth and Portland PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Holman |
Publisher | Pixz Books |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2009-09 |
Genre | Coasts |
ISBN | 9781906887315 |
Up Spirits
Title | Up Spirits PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Broadbent |
Publisher | Andrews UK Limited |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2016-03-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1911105094 |
Until that fateful day in 1970 when the Royal Navy abolished the rum ration, the one thing that every Royal Navy sailor could rely on was that ‘Up Spirits' would be piped at approximately 11:45 each day . ‘Tot-time' was the cue for plenty of banter and lamp-swinging, but also for baffling negotiations as to who might have sippers, wets, gulpers, halfers, sandy bottoms, or their share of ‘Queen’s’. With the same humour, affection and story-telling ability that characterised his earlier naval memoirs, including HMS Ganges Days and HMS Bermuda Days, Peter Broadbent tells the tale of his nine months as an Able Seaman on board HMS Gurkha, touring the Persian Gulf with a few detours to the Seychelles, Kenya and the Mozambique channel. Along the way he coxswains Royal Marines on a RIB to track down smugglers, pits his wits against a line-up of ultra-intelligent dolphins, persuades dozens of girls from a jam factory in Leeds to write to ‘lonely sailors’, is one of the transfer team that initiated the ‘Beira Bucket’ when used to trade its contents for desperately needed toilet paper from HMS Eskimo, and makes it to Gibraltar in time to celebrate England winning the 1966 World Cup. Ayo Gurkhali!
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Title | The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641 PDF eBook |
Author | Clarendon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1798 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Wine & Spirits
Title | Wine & Spirits PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1190 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Liquor |
ISBN |
The Medical times and gazette
Title | The Medical times and gazette PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 750 |
Release | 1864 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Official Inspections
Title | Official Inspections PDF eBook |
Author | Maine Agricultural Experiment Station |
Publisher | |
Pages | 600 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Drug adulteration |
ISBN |
Solitaire Spirit
Title | Solitaire Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Les Powles |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2012-01-05 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408154153 |
The extraordinary story of an ordinary yachtsman who built his own yacht, then sailed around the world (three times) with only 8 hours of prior experience.