Author: Lewis, Michael D.
Title: Spithead: An Informal History.
Description: London George Allen & Unwin, 1972. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor foxing reverse side jacket, minor edgewear, owner's written name. 208 pp. The author writes about Spithead - the stretch of water between the eastern end of the Isle of Wight and the English mainland. This is the last book by Michael Lewis, the foremost naval historian. Completed just before his death, it draws together, in his inimitable style and with his profound knowledge of naval past, the many and varied strands of history that have given Spithead its significance. This approach will appeal not only to naval and local historians but to all those who sail Spithead. ISBN: 0049420968

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