Royal Naval Officers from War to War, 1918-1939, 1st ed. 2015

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In the context of their war experience in the First World War, the changes and developments of the Executive branch of the Royal Navy between the world wars are examined and how these made them fit for the test of the Second World War are critically assessed.

Introduction
1. The Officers of the Royal Navy Before 1918
2. The Naval Officer and Interwar Society
3. Becoming a Naval Officer: Entry, Education and Training
4. Personnel Management
5. The Officers of the Royal Navy in the 1920s
6. Malign Neglect? The Collapse of Executive Officers Morale
7. The Officer ' 's Nadir, and the Inflection
8. The Ascension: Improving Morale
9. The Ascension: Admiral Chatfield and the Coming War
10. The Naval Officer in World War Two: The Apogee
11. Conclusion

Mike Farquharson-Roberts CBE OStJ PhD MA MB BS FRCS holds a PhD in Maritime History from University of Exeter. He previously had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.