On his Majesty's service
Subtitle: observations of the British home fleet from the diary, reports, and letters of Joseph H. Wellings, assistant U.S. naval attaché, London, 1940-41
By: edited by John B. Hattendorf.
Contributors: Hattendorf, John B.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Naval War College historical monograph series ;; no. 5; U.S. Naval War College historical monograph series ;; no. 5.
Publisher: Naval War College Press; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Newport, R.I; Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Wellings, Joseph H. 1903- -- Diaries.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.; United States. Navy -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; Military attachés -- Great Britain -- Diaries.; Military attachés -- United States -- Diaries.
Genres: Diaries.
Description: The documents in this volume have been selected from the papers of Rear Admiral Joseph H. Wellings, U.S. Navy (retired), deposited in the Naval Historical Collection at the Naval War College. They have been selected, edited, and arranged to form a coherent, firsthand account of the experiences of an assistant naval attaché and observer of the Royal Navy between September 1940 and June 1941. --from Preface (p. iii).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.