Book Description

This is the official biography of Earl Jellicoe, compiled from his own private papers and diaries by the well known authority on naval affairs, Sir Reginald Bacon. It traces his early private & working life to the post he occupied as Commander-in-Chief of the British Navy. It also includes his own story of Jutland with facts that had never previously been made public. This is a heavy, comprehensive volume.
Author Admiral Sir R H Bacon
Date 1936 (First Edition)
Binding Navy blue cloth, gilt titles on the spine. & a fine coat of arms on the front in gold, blue, red & white ('Sui Memores Merendo')
Publisher Cassell
Illustrator 40 Photographic plates, 6 folding maps & charts
Condition VG in a slightly grubby dust wrapper (unclipped) with small loss at top & bottom of spine (repaired), enclosed in a plastic sleeve
Pages 566

Price: £25.00

Offered by Geoff Cox Books

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