Memoirs of the Flight Surgeon of HMS Nabob

the long version

"Dr. Read served as a flight surgeon aboard HMS Nabob, the first aircraft carrier crewed mainly by Canadians as part of the Royal Navy. We believe that this is the first memoir published that will focus on the experience of the crew. Most of the material written about the vessel has been based around the ship's specifications, rather than those who served. The book describes Dr. Read's determination to be a member of the crew as well as his perceptions on the crewmen and wartime England. The memoir concludes with the ship's participation in the attack on the Tirpitz, where it was torpedoed by U-354. Those fascinated in the naval history of the Second World War and Canadian naval history will be particularly interested by his account of the ship's torpedoing and recovery operations. His criticisms of the ship's Captain Nelson Lay are likely to cause a re-evaluation of the captain's actions."--