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All at Sea is the fascinating life-story of naval sailor and radio operator Jack Harker. In his best-selling previous works, including Well Done Leander (1971) and HMNZS Achilles (1980), Jack told the story of his time aboard these famous ships in the Second World War, and was later awarded the QSM for his service in recording New Zealand naval history. Now, in All at Sea, he tells the story of his long and eventful life. Born in 1916 in Govenors Bay, his mother died in the 1918 influenza epidemic, and he survived an alcoholic stepmother and a lively childhood of getting into and out of trouble in Christchurch, to sign on as a trainee radio operator with the NZ navy. He served on a number of ships, as well as Leander and Achilles, which both saw active service in WWII. After leaving the navy, he worked in a variety of occupations, including farming in Northland, and for the NZBC, before settling on civil engineering. In 1972, he was part of the Greenpeace protest fleet sailing to Mururoa on the yacht Tamure, with Maurice Shadbolt. Now 86, Jack lives on the North Shore.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 312 pages. All At Sea is the fascinating life-story of Jack Harker, a New Zealander whose a dventures include a naval career in World War II and later joining a Greenpeace protest fleet. Jack gives an honest, unsentimental account of his many exploits, including both his triumphs and his shortcomings, and provides plenty of amusin g anecdotes along the way. Beginning with losing his mother in the 1918 flue epi demic, Jack goes on to tell of surviving an alcoholic stepmother and his lively childhood, getting into and out of trouble. As a young man, he signed on as a tr ainee radio operator with the New Zealand Navy, and later saw active service. Seller Inventory # 4055l
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. ANZAC RNZ -Autobiography. Author of "Well Done Leander" and "HMNZS Achilles". New Zealand Navy World War II. pp. 312 illusts #270222 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 66924