DORLING (Capt. Taprell), known as "Taffrail".
Swept Channels. being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War.
A presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper ‘Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey with the compliments of the author Taprell Dorling. September. 1935’. Dorling knew a lot about mines and minesweeping from his service in the Great War, which he largely spent in destroyers whose duties included laying mines. He published widely on Naval affairs, and wrote several novels on the same theme. Sir Lionel Halsey saw a great deal of action in his naval career, from helping in the defence of Ladysmith in the South African war, to the naval battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland prior to his appointment as Fourth Sea Lord in December 1916. After the war Halsey was appointed Comptroller and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales, and travelled very widely in his company.
Spine faded with loss of the lettering, rubbed and nicked at the head and tail, boards scratched, some foxing.
