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"One of Britain's proudest traditions, finely honoured in this handsome book." Northern Echo
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“One of Britain’s proudest traditions, finely honoured in this handsome book.” Northern Echo
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book contains a long litany of stunning courage and the stories behind hard earned RNLI Gold Medals in a well written and page turning format. The Kindle edition contained the photographs which were perfectly viewable even on a small device like Android.
The stories themselves are well told and you can well understand the danger that was present in each and every one of them. For me where the book falls short is in the description of lifeboat development and the technology they now carry with them. There is history of design and development but it does not go into great detail - the primary focus is on the rescues contrasting those from the days of sail with those from the present. For my mind though something labelled as a history of rescue needs to go into far greater technical detail.
The stories themselves are well told and you can well understand the danger that was present in each and every one of them. For me where the book falls short is in the description of lifeboat development and the technology they now carry with them. There is history of design and development but it does not go into great detail - the primary focus is on the rescues contrasting those from the days of sail with those from the present. For my mind though something labelled as a history of rescue needs to go into far greater technical detail.
Format:Hardcover
This book claims to be the first history of the RNLI but ignores 2 0f its own publisations namely "Riders of the Storm"(2002) and Hidden Depths(2010)
The book concentrates mainly on rescues from 8 areas around the UK and Ireland.The stories are dramatic when it is noted the RNLI has saved 139,000(approx)lives since its foundation in 1824 and now operating from 230 stations.The RNLI continues to operate as a voluntary organisation subsisting on donations and legacies.
Excellent photographs and an easily read text but the absence of a bibliography is a basic error.
The book concentrates mainly on rescues from 8 areas around the UK and Ireland.The stories are dramatic when it is noted the RNLI has saved 139,000(approx)lives since its foundation in 1824 and now operating from 230 stations.The RNLI continues to operate as a voluntary organisation subsisting on donations and legacies.
Excellent photographs and an easily read text but the absence of a bibliography is a basic error.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Bought this book as a birthday gift. The person was very pleased with it. Speedy delivery, product was as described, and reasonably priced too.
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