Isbn: 9781848843707 - reluctant hero: the life of captain robert ryder vc (10 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. This is the first biography of Captain Robert Ryder V.C., Royal Navy (1908-1986), one of the greatest naval heroes of the Second World War. Ryder led the audacious raid on St Nazaire in March 1942 which completely destroyed the port's dry dock, depriving the German's mighty pocket battleships of its use for the remainder of the war. The raid was one of the most brilliantly-executed combined operations of the war, much of the credit for which must go to Ryder's outstanding planning and courageous leadership. He received one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for the operation. Although Ryder's name will be forever linked with the raid on St Nazaire, the rest of his war service was no less distinguished. Torpedoed in a 'Q' ship in 1940 he was rescued after clinging to a piece of wreckage for four days. After St Nazaire, he was heavily involved in the planning of combined operations and took part in the ill-fated raid on Dieppe. On 'D' Day he lead a naval assault party in the first wave of the invasion. For the rest of the war Ryder commanded a destroyer on the Arctic convoys. Ryder's naval career before the war was, as The Times put it on his death, unorthodox. In 1933-34 he, as captain, and four other young naval officers sailed the Tal-Mo-Shan, a 54 food ketch, from Hong Kong to England via the Panama Canal in a voyage lasting exactly a year, an outstanding achievement. Recently there has been press speculation that the voyage was a cover for naval espionage in Japanese waters. The Tal-Mo-Shan herself has now acquired international celebrity as a result of her sail-on part in the Abba film Mamma Mia. Between 1934 and 1937 Ryder served in the Antarctic as captain of the Penola, the base ship of the British Graham Lane Expedition. His formidable navigation and seamanship was largely responsible for the Penola, which was ill-adapted to polar conditions, surviving her ordeal intact. Ryder also took part in some of the earliest ocean yacht races, including the second Fastnet race in 1926. AUTHOR: Richard Hopton was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is a trained barrister. He is a published author, Battle of Maida. He regularly reviews for such periodicals as The Economist and Literary Review. He has a regular column in Country and Town House. SELLING POINTS: .Ryder commanded the St Nazaire naval flotilla .Captain Ryder's Victoria Cross was awarded for his outstanding gallantry and leadership during the daring but costly St Nazaire Raid .His naval career was full of incident; endurance sailing; Antarctic exploration; shipwrecked and in the water for four days; St Nazaire; D-Day; Arctic Convoys .Dramatic tales of seamanship and courage .Ryder became an MP and business man post war ILLUSTRATIONS: 16 pages b/w plates Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: New. pp. 240.

1st Ed. XVI, 224 PP with with 6 maps, plus 16 pages with 41 b/w illustrations (1 graph, 2 documents, 4 ink drawingsby Robert Ryder, and 34 photos). Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. Crossing on board the Tai-Mo-Shan, from Hong Kong to Dartmouth (1931-33). British Graham Land Expedition, on the Penola (1934-37). Campbeltown and Raid on St Nazaire 1942.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. This is the first biography of Captain Robert Ryder V.C., Royal Navy (1908-1986), one of the greatest naval heroes of the Second World War. Ryder led the audacious raid on St Nazaire in March 1942 which completely destroyed the port's dry dock, depriving the German's mighty pocket battleships of its use for the remainder of the war. The raid was one of the most brilliantly-executed combined operations of the war, much of the credit for which must go to Ryder's outstanding planning and courageous leadership. He received one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for the operation. Although Ryder's name will be forever linked with the raid on St Nazaire, the rest of his war service was no less distinguished. Torpedoed in a 'Q' ship in 1940 he was rescued after clinging to a piece of wreckage for four days. After St Nazaire, he was heavily involved in the planning of combined operations and took part in the ill-fated raid on Dieppe. On 'D' Day he lead a naval assault party in the first wave of the invasion. For the rest of the war Ryder commanded a destroyer on the Arctic convoys. Ryder's naval career before the war was, as The Times put it on his death, unorthodox. In 1933-34 he, as captain, and four other young naval officers sailed the Tal-Mo-Shan, a 54 food ketch, from Hong Kong to England via the Panama Canal in a voyage lasting exactly a year, an outstanding achievement. Recently there has been press speculation that the voyage was a cover for naval espionage in Japanese waters. The Tal-Mo-Shan herself has now acquired international celebrity as a result of her sail-on part in the Abba film Mamma Mia. Between 1934 and 1937 Ryder served in the Antarctic as captain of the Penola, the base ship of the British Graham Lane Expedition. His formidable navigation and seamanship was largely responsible for the Penola, which was ill-adapted to polar conditions, surviving her ordeal intact. Ryder also took part in some of the earliest ocean yacht races, including the second Fastnet race in 1926. AUTHOR: Richard Hopton was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is a trained barrister. He is a published author, Battle of Maida. He regularly reviews for such periodicals as The Economist and Literary Review. He has a regular column in Country and Town House. SELLING POINTS: .Ryder commanded the St Nazaire naval flotilla .Captain Ryder's Victoria Cross was awarded for his outstanding gallantry and leadership during the daring but costly St Nazaire Raid .His naval career was full of incident; endurance sailing; Antarctic exploration; shipwrecked and in the water for four days; St Nazaire; D-Day; Arctic Convoys .Dramatic tales of seamanship and courage .Ryder became an MP and business man post war ILLUSTRATIONS: 16 pages b/w plates Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. This is the first biography of Captain Robert Ryder V.C., Royal Navy (1908-1986), one of the greatest naval heroes of the Second World War. Ryder led the audacious raid on St Nazaire in March 1942 which completely destroyed the port's dry dock, depriving the German's mighty pocket battleships of its use for the remainder of the war. The raid was one of the most brilliantly-executed combined operations of the war, much of the credit for which must go to Ryder's outstanding planning and courageous leadership. He received one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for the operation. Although Ryder's name will be forever linked with the raid on St Nazaire, the rest of his war service was no less distinguished. Torpedoed in a 'Q' ship in 1940 he was rescued after clinging to a piece of wreckage for four days. After St Nazaire, he was heavily involved in the planning of combined operations and took part in the ill-fated raid on Dieppe. On 'D' Day he lead a naval assault party in the first wave of the invasion. For the rest of the war Ryder commanded a destroyer on the Arctic convoys. Ryder's naval career before the war was, as The Times put it on his death, unorthodox. In 1933-34 he, as captain, and four other young naval officers sailed the Tal-Mo-Shan, a 54 food ketch, from Hong Kong to England via the Panama Canal in a voyage lasting exactly a year, an outstanding achievement. Recently there has been press speculation that the voyage was a cover for naval espionage in Japanese waters. The Tal-Mo-Shan herself has now acquired international celebrity as a result of her sail-on part in the Abba film Mamma Mia. Between 1934 and 1937 Ryder served in the Antarctic as captain of the Penola, the base ship of the British Graham Lane Expedition. His formidable navigation and seamanship was largely responsible for the Penola, which was ill-adapted to polar conditions, surviving her ordeal intact. Ryder also took part in some of the earliest ocean yacht races, including the second Fastnet race in 1926. AUTHOR: Richard Hopton was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is a trained barrister. He is a published author, Battle of Maida. He regularly reviews for such periodicals as The Economist and Literary Review. He has a regular column in Country and Town House. SELLING POINTS: .Ryder commanded the St Nazaire naval flotilla .Captain Ryder's Victoria Cross was awarded for his outstanding gallantry and leadership during the daring but costly St Nazaire Raid .His naval career was full of incident; endurance sailing; Antarctic exploration; shipwrecked and in the water for four days; St Nazaire; D-Day; Arctic Convoys .Dramatic tales of seamanship and courage .Ryder became an MP and business man post war ILLUSTRATIONS: 16 pages b/w plates Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…