Life at full throttle : from wardroom to boardroom / John Treacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Treacher, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Admirals--Great Britain--Biography.

Admirals.

Aeronautics--Great Britain--Biography.

Aeronautics.

Great Britain. Royal Navy--Biography.

Great Britain.

Treacher, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By any standards, Admiral Sir John Treacher is an exceptional man who has had the fullest of lives. Old enough to have served and be sunk in the War, he went to be a naval aviator flying in the Korean War. His career took ff too and he rose rapidly to be the captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and soon after Commander in Chief Channel. To everyone's surprised he left the Navy when all the indications were that he was about to become First Sea Lord. For many this would have meant a quiet retirement. Not so here! A number of influential appointments quickly followed including controversial

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction and Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""Glossary""; ""1. Start Up""; ""2. War Years""; ""3. In and Out of the Cockpit""; ""4. Master and Commander""; ""5. Driving Ships and Desks""; ""6. Flag Officer""; ""7. Change of Course""; ""8. Rotating the World""; ""9. Winners and Losers""; ""Reflections""; ""Appendix I Letter written on the occasion of the death of Samuel Treacher""; ""Appendix II The Fleet Review of July 1969""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473815964

1473815967

9781783836642

1783836644

OCLC:

881887690