The first full history of the Royal Navy's longest-running commitment. Will be of particular interest to former personnel, as well as to naval historians.

JON WISE completed an MA in Maritime History at the University of Greenwich in 2007 and completed his PhD in Naval History at the University of Exeter in 2012. He has written a number of books on twentieth-century British naval history, including The Royal Fleet Auxiliary in Focus, Vickers Barrow-built Warships, and The Royal Navy in South America, 1920-1970, based on his doctorate, as well as articles and book reviews in Warship World and Ships Monthly. He has been a regular contributor to the highly-respected annual, Warship. He has also co-authored a three-volume bibliographic guide to the novelist Graham Greene. Jon lives in Herefordshire with his wife.