Sea Warfare - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406721468 ISBN 13: 9781406721461

Publisher: Read Books, 2006

Synopsis

This book contains a collection of essays and verse on the topic of sea warfare written by Rudyard Kipling. It is both a factual account of nautical manoeuvres during World War One and a poetic masterpiece, and is highly recommended for fans and collectors of Kipling's work. The essays of this collection include: "The Fringes of the Fleet" (1915), "Tales of The Trade" (1916), and "Destroyers at Jutland" (1916). Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) was a seminal English short-story writer, novelist, and poet. He is most famous for writing many stories and poems concerning British soldiers in India. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

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About the Author

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in Bombay, India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. He wrote tales and poems about the British in India and stories for children including The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories. Kipling's son John died in the First World War, at the Battle of Loos in September 1915, at age 18.

Synopsis

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Edition details

• Publisher: Read Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406721468
• ISBN 13: 9781406721461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220