{"product_id":"salt-in-his-veins-the-life-of-vice-admiral-sir-albert-poland-kbe-cb-dso-dsc-hardcover","title":"Salt in His Veins: The Life of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland KBE CB Dso Dsc - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVice Admiral P Jones Ao Dsc Ran (Ret'd)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lifetime of frontline naval service and perilous campaigns across two world wars illuminate the relentless challenges and pivotal actions of a Royal Navy officer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVice Admiral Sir Albert 'Patsy' Poland (1895-1967) came from a long-standing naval family and had an action-filled career spanning two world wars. For most of the First World War Poland served in the battle cruiser \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e, taking part in the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland. He earned a DSC commanding a torpedo boat in the heroic Ostend Raid. After the war Poland saw service in the Russian Civil War and then commanded gunboats in China and destroyers in the Mediterranean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoland's service in the Second World War was even more eventful. He was described by historian Donald Macintyre as the most bombed officer in the Royal Navy. He commanded the sloop \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/i\u003e in the Norwegian campaign, which was bombed, yet miraculously survived. As one of Admiral Andrew Cunningham's trusted captains, Poland commanded the navy's resupply effort to besieged Tobruk, and then commanded the famous 14th Destroyer Flotilla at the Second Battle of Sirte. At the end of the war, Poland took the Japanese surrender at Sabang. In tracing the course of such a career, \u003ci\u003eSalt in His Veins\u003c\/i\u003e describes in graphic detail some of the Royal Navy's greatest deeds and gravest vicissitudes of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821985837305,"sku":"9781036156312","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VGIRCYtYEX9781036156312.webp?v=1786794052","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/salt-in-his-veins-the-life-of-vice-admiral-sir-albert-poland-kbe-cb-dso-dsc-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}