Hostilities Only: Training the Wartime Royal Navy

Using first-hand accounts and archival research, acclaimed historian Brian Lavery brings to light one of the major untold stories of World War Two. Answering their country's call to duty, nearly two million brave British citizens—some of whom couldn't even swim—joined the Royal Navy. With his trademark anecdotal style, Lavery recounts the training methods that transformed these raw recruits into an effective fighting force that helped England emerge victorious.