THE KNIGHT’S GAMBIT
PQ-17: A SEA STORY
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
14/03/2011
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
49
ISBN :
9781456878078
Format :
Hardcover
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
49
ISBN :
9781456878085
Format :
E-Book
Dimensions :
6x9
Page Count :
49
ISBN :
9781456878092
About the Book
The melodious thrill of the calvary charge is absent here. Only the cold impersonal movement of human chess pieces guided by ignorance and error creates scenes of devastation. And through it all anonymous heroism as men struggle to serve their respective nations and loyally do their duty.
Men go to sea because they are poor and not because they are dreamers. During the Great Depression young workers thought it heaven to have a job that provided food and shelter and enabled them to save a little money. It was the foundation of the author’s engineering career. His youthful vigor found him a wife, and a college education after he left the sea.