Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea by Winstanley, Anthony F.

Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781552123898)

Vendor: Anthony F. Winstanley
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Format: Paperback
$36.00
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Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea by Winstanley, Anthony F.

Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea

$36.00
Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea by Winstanley, Anthony F.

Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea

$36.00
Format: Paperback
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A vivid description of life aboard trampships, passenger ships and tankers before and during the War. The excitement of being pursued by a German raider and aboard a tanker which was torpedoed are among the many scenarios vividly described.

Author: Anthony F. Winstanley
ISBN-10: 1552123898
ISBN-13: 9781552123898
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2000
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d
By Anthony F. Winstanley
By Anthony F. Winstanley
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Tony Winstanley was born in London in 1920. He went to sea at 16 and served his apprenticeship with a Scottish shipping company. During the war he served as a deck officer on British and Dutch ships. In 1948, he emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his wife and two children and continued seafaring in coastal and deep-sea ships. He gained his Master's Certificate in 1962. He has served on many different vessels including tankers, troop ships, research vessels and cruise ships. In 1973 he joined the B.C. Ferries where he worked for the next 13 years. Over a period of 55 years Tony has sailed under eight national flags. He has nine children and ten grandchildren and resides in Victoria, B.C.

Also by Anthony Winstanley: Under Eight Flags Volume II Under Eight Flags Volume III

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