The Life and Times of a Stoker R.N.

by Stuart Thorn

Growing up in the 1930s and 40s, Stuart B. Thorn always dreamed of becoming a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy-a fantasy that, for a number of reasons, was unlikely to ever come to pass. Still, at the age of seventeen, Thorn had only grown stronger in his desire to go out to sea.

So the young man took the only opportunity he could. He enlisted as a junior stoker and began a grueling career that would place him on the scene at every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530693772
• ISBN13: 9781530693771
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"