The Story of Our Submarines
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [4], 297, [3] pages. Covers worn, soiled and stained. Rear board weak. Discolored endpapers. Inscribed on fep by Sir Graham Bower to H. C. Cocke [possibly Captain Herbert C. Cocke, USN] on July 22, 1920. Commander John Graham Bower, D.S.O. (6 February, 1886 – 15 October, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Bower's first appointment was to the second class protected cruiser Highflyer, then operating in the East Indies. He left the ship when she paid off on 24 November, 1903. On 9 December 1903, he received an appointment to join Berwick of the Cruiser Squadron. Bower was promoted to Lieutenant on 31 December, 1907. Bower was appointed in command of the submarine C 34 on 1 March, 1910. On 25 November, 1913, he was appointed to serve in the battleship Colossus. Bower served in Colossus until 1 July, 1915 when he was appointed to Thames, additional for command of the submarine C 6. Bower was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915. Bower was captain of E 42 on 29 April, 1917 when she hit UB 23 with a torpedo that failed to explode. In March of 1919, Bower was sent to participate in the Allied Naval Armistice Commission. Bower was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1919. On 25 August he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Arrogant, and for duty with submarines. In late 1921/early 1922, Bower assisted the Naval Section to the British Empire Delegation at Washington and was thanked for his work by Chatfield. Bower was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 February, 1931. The First World War was a pivotal time in the use and development of submarines and consequently anti-submarine warfare. Commander John Graham Bower (1886 - 1940) took command of various submarines during World War 1, his experience brings the gritty and dangerous submarine war of WW1 to life in this book. This book is based on the author Commander John Graham Bower´s personal knowledge and experience as a submariner. He takes us onto the frontline of the war at sea inside the submarines and also those on the anti submarine ships fighting the German U-boats using recollections and first hand accounts from other sailors of the Royal Navy. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Submarine Warfare, Naval Operations, Shipbuilding, Naval Architecture, H.C. Cocke, John Graham Bower, Torpedo, U-boat, Royal Navy
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Price: $125.00