Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea (Paperback or Softback). Este artículo no está disponible.Under Eight Flags Volume I: 1937-1947 - The First Eleven Years at Sea (Paperback or Softback)

A vivid description of life aboard trampships, passenger ships and tankers before and during the War. The excitement of being pursued by a German raider and aboard a tanker which was torpedoed are among the many scenarios vividly described.

Tony Winstanley was born in London in 1920. He went to sea at 16 and served his apprenticeship with a Scottish shipping company. During the war he served as a deck officer on British and Dutch ships. In 1948, he emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his wife and two children and continued seafaring in coastal and deep-sea ships. He gained his Master's Certificate in 1962. He has served on many different vessels including tankers, troop ships, research vessels and cruise ships. In 1973 he joined the B.C. Ferries where he worked for the next 13 years. Over a period of 55 years Tony has sailed under eight national flags. He has nine children and ten grandchildren and resides in Victoria, B.C.

Also by Anthony Winstanley: Under Eight Flags Volume II Under Eight Flags Volume III