This is the story of Admiral Sir John Balchen, his life and career, and HMS Victory, the largest, finest ship-of-the-line in the Royal Navy at the time, which h

This is the story of Admiral Sir John Balchen, his life and career, and HMS Victory, the largest, finest ship-of-the-line in the Royal Navy at the time, which h

Part two of Richmond's 1920 three-volume series on the role of the Navy during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

A generously illustrated survey of memorials to different kinds of seafarers, recounting the stories behind them.