Broadbent, Peter

Up Spirits: A young tot-drinker's memoir

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ISBN 13:: 9781911105404
author:: Broadbent, Peter
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Chaplin Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 344
Dimensions:: 21 x 14 x 1.8 centimetres (0.45
Genre:: Biography, Personal Memoirs, Biography,
Condition:: New
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£14.32

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Up Spirits A Young Tot-drinker's Memoir by Peter Broadbent is a humorous and engaging account of life as an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy during the 1970s. The story follows the author's nine months at sea, touring the Persian Gulf and visiting various ports along the way. The book recounts the daily routine of 'Tot-time', when sailors would gather to enjoy their rum ration and engage in lively banter. However, this period also brought opportunities for adventure, such as coxswaining Royal Marines on a RIB to track down smugglers and persuading girls from a jam factory in Leeds to write letters to lonely sailors. With its lighthearted tone and entertaining anecdotes, Up Spirits offers a unique glimpse into life at sea during this era.

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