A Shy and Simple Warrior
R. H. Parr
Paperback
A biography of intrepid sailor George Lancaster.
- ISBN 9781781323854
- Published Nov 2015
- Paperback
216 x 140mm (318 pages)
Two sailors sit astride camels at the Pyramids, on leave from guarding Suez against attack in 1914. Crewmen scramble from the flooded engine room of their cruiser Warrior as it sinks at the Battle of Jutland. British warships shell Bolshevik troops in Estonia in 1919. The Royal Navy visits Japan in 1928 to celebrate Hirohito’s Coronation. Excited Plymouth children, blitzed out of their school, watch an American soldier’s lasso tricks just before D-Day.
This biography of a sailor, George Lancaster, views a half-century of history from his novel perspectives. George experienced world wars, revolutions, sectarian atrocities and the Great Depression. Serving in the Royal Navy across the globe, he witnessed British imperial display and decline, and saw civil conflict in countries – Russia, Turkey and China – where nationalist movements were filling the void created by the collapse of empires.
R. H. Parr studied history and law at Cambridge University, graduating with a double first, and became a solicitor after training in the City of London. She has spent thirty-five years working for legal businesses ranging from large corporates to High Street practices, seeing a wide spectrum of clients and problems. Since 2002 she has specialised in advising charities and social enterprises and she runs training seminars for trustees. In 2008 she set up her own law firm, which has brought her true professional satisfaction and a good reputation in the charity sector.Also consider...
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