Michael Rose reviews Antony Hichens’ biography of Commander Robert Hichens
In an era when the Royal Navy seems to be struggling hard to find heroes, it is a relief to discover that one only has to turn back a few pages of history to the second world war to read of sailors who still acted in the tradition of Nelson.
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