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Stephen Wentworth Roskill

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

August 01, 1903

Died

November 04, 1982

Genre

History, Biographies & Memoirs

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Captain Stephen Wentworth Roskill, CBE, DSC, FBA, DLitt, was a career officer in the Royal Navy, serving during the Second World War and, after his enforced medical retirement, served as the official historian of the Royal Navy from 1949 to 1960. He is now chiefly remembered as a prodigious author of books on British maritime history.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 312 ratings · 28 reviews · 115 distinct works

	The War at Sea Volume I. The Defensive (HMSO Official History of WWII - Military Book 1) 3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War at Sea Volume II. The Period of Balance (HMSO Official History of WWII - Military Book 2) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War at Sea Volume III Part I The Offensive 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Churchill and the Admirals (Pen & Sword Military Classics, 40) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1977 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War at Sea Volume III Part II The Offensive 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naval Policy Between the Wars: I: The Period of Anglo-American Antagonism 1919-1929 by Stephen Wentworth Roskill, Correlli Barnett (Foreword) 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1968 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	H.M.S. Warspite: The Story of a Famous Battleship really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Capture: U-110 and the Enigma Story 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naval Policy Between the Wars: II: The Period of Reluctant Rearmament, 1930-1939 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Navy at War 1939-1945 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Stephen Wentworth Roskill

History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Military Series (37 books)
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The War at Sea (4 books)
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Naval Policy Between the Wars (2 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings

Hankey: Man of Secrets (3 books)
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Quotes by Stephen Wentworth Roskill (?)

“You cannot build ships in a hurry with a Supplementary Estimate. Admiral Sir J. A. Fisher to Lord Charles Beresford. 27th February 1902.”
― Stephen Roskill, The War at Sea Volume I. The Defensive

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