Author: Hopkins, Captain Harold R.N.,
Title: NICE TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.
Description: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1964, 1st edn., 217pp, half tone frontis portrait, 3pp half tone photo ills., [vii] ads., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, coloured lettered dustwrapper, in July 1943 the author held the rank of Commander, RN, and was second in command of the Dido class cruiser HMS Cleopatra off Sicily when she was torpedoed by and Italian submarine. The damage was extensive necessitating some months under repair. The author was then drafted to act as the British Naval Liaison Officer with the United States Pacific Fleet and relates his experiences in the role where he remained until July 1945, author signature on piece pasted to front free endpaper. lightly rubbed at extrems., edges a little tanned, personal bookplate front pastedown, crest and photo image of HMS Cossack pasted to front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., nicks to upper edge, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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