There and Back

The memoirs of the last British Admiral to lead an aircraft carrier into active battle

A story that covers Britain's most remarkable battleships and naval events of the recent past

A unique view from the highest levels of the British admiralty

"I slept that night in my top bunk, as we clattered over the rails. I imagined the ambush first, and a burst of fire ripping through our compartment, then wondered how I would cope with clambering down from the train in the darkness, knowing there were...