THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.
in 1976
ISBN: 0854220887
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THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust.
Stock no. 2107235
1st.
1976.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Remarkable Life of a Marine Salvage Engineer. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854220887. Wrapper is price-cut with browning/fading to spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 The Salvage Business
- 2 Run-up to War
- 3 Tough, Professional Experts
- 4 Salvage Under Bombs
- 5 Admiralty Snowstorm
- 6 I Take the Pierhead Jump
- 7 'Open Up Bizerta'
- 8 The Beach at Salerno
- 9 The Wreck of Naples
- 10 'You may have Knowledge of a Proud Record'
- 11 How to Raise the Dock
- 12 Scrap into Skyscrapers
- 13 Something to build on
- 14 A Big Money Risk Enterprise
- 15 As Big as Anyone
- 16 How a Queen Was Lost