Genesis of the Royal Australian Navy (1949) By G. L. Macandie
 
This book gives glimpses of early Australian naval history back to the 1850s. It features the views of Admiral Sir George Tryon, Sir Lewis Beaumont, Sir Arthur Fanshawe, Sir Wilmont Fawkes. Discussions on Naval Defense at various conferences are set forth and running all through the book are the views and criticisms of Captain William Rooke Creswell, the Father of the Australian Navy. The utterances of Naval policy lead up to the arrival at sydney of the Australian Fleet Unit, a few months before the outbreak of WWI in 1914. Many B&W photographs and all maps present.
 
Running through the book are the views & opinions of Captain William Rooke Creswell, who is the "Father of the Australian Navy
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
345 pages
In Good Condition