G. A. (Mick) was a highly decorated midshipman in the Royal Navy. This book covers his service in detail through personal letters, descriptions and excerpts from memoirs of men he served with.
I think the sheer number of sources used in this book was a tad overwhelming for the flow of the story. Sometimes, it would almost feel like it wasn't really Mick's story anymore, but then one of his letters would pop back up.
As someone who's worked on family genealogy for decades, I feel like someone who is part of Mick's family would love this book. They would get to read how other's viewed their ancestor. For me, it wasn't quite as interesting. The letters are the best part, and they're more sprinkled in there than the main "meat" of the book. The pictures are hidden at the very end after a few appendixes and most of those are documents. My favorite one had to be of Douglas V. Duff. He was the author of May the Winds Blow. He was just so happy!
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