Ships, Trips and Rites of Passage - Tuckley, Graham Stuart
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This is a true-life story of a young man's life in the Royal Navy during the early 1970s. The book provides insight into what life was like for young men joining Her Majesty's Forces at that time and of the journeys that followed during a five-year period. The book takes the reader through basic naval training and to far-flung places visited aboard HMS Albion (RO7) "The Old Grey Ghost", a 22,000-ton Centaur-class Light Fleet Carrier, until its decommission. The story relays the difficulties and struggles of one young man and his decision to leave a career after moving to shore bases. The book…mehr

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This is a true-life story of a young man's life in the Royal Navy during the early 1970s. The book provides insight into what life was like for young men joining Her Majesty's Forces at that time and of the journeys that followed during a five-year period. The book takes the reader through basic naval training and to far-flung places visited aboard HMS Albion (RO7) "The Old Grey Ghost", a 22,000-ton Centaur-class Light Fleet Carrier, until its decommission. The story relays the difficulties and struggles of one young man and his decision to leave a career after moving to shore bases. The book offers a historical perspective of the Royal Navy from the eyes of a rating and a world much different from today.
Autorenporträt
Graham is a retired senior lecturer in social work. Having spent his formative years in the Royal Navy, he then developed a career in social work. After working in this field, and after gaining academic qualifications, he then went into teaching. On retiring, Graham has spent his time writing. His first book, Ships, Trips and Rites of Passage: A Sailor's Tale, an autobiographical work, was published in September 2022 by Austin Macauley. This second book, The Pink War, which is fictional, tackles subjects relating to war, sexuality, friendship, love and loss-subjects rarely tackled by other authors.