Edward Wake Walker (Book order)

Edward Wake Walker Book order

Edward Wake-Walker brings decades of experience from his extensive career with the RNLI, an organization dedicated to maritime rescue. He specializes in chronicling the history and heroic endeavors of this vital service. His narrative style emphasizes detailed and compelling accounts of rescues, offering readers profound insights into the courage and dedication of those involved. Through his work, he illuminates the significant legacy and operational impact of the RNLI.

The lifeboats story

128 pages
5 hours of reading

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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is one of the best known maritime rescue organizations in the world. This insightful guide from a RNLI veteran tells the story of the Institution from its beginnings during the reign of King George IV in the 19th century up through the hi-tech rescue maritime organization it has become. The topics addressed include early lifeboats and early lifeboat heroes; famous coxswains; early rescues and disasters; the arrival of motorized craft, as well as inshore and all-weather craft; the modern fleet and volunteer crewmember; the development and use of hovercraft; and the RNLI’s bright future.