{"product_id":"acting-able-seaman-hostilities-only-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Acting Able Seaman - Hostilities Only: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. a. Beedie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Portsmouth Blitz to the Royal Navy-a remarkable true story of courage, duty and survival.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story starts with a fourteen-year-old boy living with his family in Portsmouth during the Blitz of World War Two. It follows him as he leaves school, finds work and eventually joins the Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe find out about his tough upbringing in Portsmouth surviving hit-and-run bombings by German fighter planes; volunteering for the Royal Navy and enduring the rigour and discipline of training, preparing for D-Day and protecting shipping from pirates in the South China Seas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes sad, sometimes funny, always fascinating - this is the true story of a young man living in extraordinary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred's story is written from memory of events that happened seventy-five years ago. Consequently some of the detail may have been different, but the whole story is true. There may be some terminology which, if writing a memoir about the age we live in now, would not be used, but we have decided not to change it, as to do so would not reflect how things were at the time. Some names have been changed to ensure the privacy of the people involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hope that you enjoy reading this story of an ordinary acting able seaman, H.O., living in an extraordinary time in our history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48366901526749,"sku":"9781781329313","price":41.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ZrpXFG_qMt9781781329313.webp?v=1786609250","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/acting-able-seaman-hostilities-only-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}