The Royal Navy Day by Day is a magnificent chronicle of the Senior Service across 500 years, presented as a diary of daily events. It has become a familiar and much-loved part of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines--a standard reference used throughout the Fleet. Within its pages are not only the great battles, but also the smaller actions of modest ships, and the service of men and women--sailors, Royal Marines, WRNS, aircrew, submariners, and RFA and Merchant Navy personnel--across the generations. This is also the Royal Navy's own story: what the sea, the enemy, and the Admiralty have done to it, as well as the traditions, customs, quirks, and eccentricities it has gathered along the way. A tribute to the Royal Navy but never a sanitized company history, this book records the Navy's triumphs alongside its occasional "dropped catches" and "own goals," adding honesty and depth to this proud record. First published in 1979, The Royal Navy Day by Day is highly regarded across the service and is issued to all HM ships and establishments. This expanded fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, featuring many new images and fresh material. "This book has become an essential work of reference and a source of inspiration throughout the Fleet.

a remarkable publication. a tremendous achievement."-- Admiral Sir Jonathan Band "Now an absolutely essential book of reference. meticulously researched. absolutely compulsive reading."-- Rear Admiral Richard Hill "[Lawrie Phillips is] a leading naval historian with a deep admiration for the Royal Navy and a profound understanding of its work." -- Admiral Rt. Hon.

Baron West of Spithead.