Arguably the best English driver never to win a World Final, Brian Crutcher was a truly brilliant and naturally gifted rider racing during speedway's heyday in the 1950s. Brian burst upon the scene at Poole in spectacular fashion in 1951 as a 16-year-old with ability beyond his years. Within months he was a regular member of the team and widely regarded as not only their star rider, but a future World Champion; at the end of the season the Pirates were promoted to Division Two. By July of his first season, Crutcher's superb form was recognized internationally when he was capped for England against both Sweden and the US after winning the decisive race of the night against Sweden. Less than 18 months after first appearing on a speedway track he qualified for the World Final. From 1952 onwards Brian was a regular member in the England Test squad, and was the England captain on a number of occasions. Early in 1953, in somewhat controversial circumstances, Brian transferred to Wembley, thus making the jump from Division 2 to the all conquering Wembley Lions at the top of Division 1. In 1953 he qualified again for the World Championship. In1954 when he scored 13 points to claim second position behind maximum-man Ronnie Moore in the World Championship, while on the domestic scene he registered 10 maximums and had firmly established himself in the mainstay of the Wembley team. In 1956, Brian qualified for the World Final as the highest scoring rider. At the end of that year Wembley closed and Brian transferred to Southampton where he remained a leading rider until the end of 1959.

Brian Crutcher: The Authorised Biography

Wareham, Tom

Biographies & Memoirs

Tempus

<p>Novelists from C. S. Forester to Patrick O'Brian have glorified Nelson's dashing frigate captains, but how much of their story is true? The author of this new volume on the nature of frigate command argues that the legend was very close to reality. Based on detailed studies of the appointments, training, and promotion of the Royal Navy's officer corps, he contends that frigate commanders were an elite group whose careers followed separate paths from their contemporaries. They exhibited specific and highly prized skills that were rewarded with fast-track promotions and resulted in the creation of one of the most successful military cadres in history. Often facing daunting odds, these frigate captains won the vast majority of their battles and a place in maritime lore. This book is a fascinating contribution to the broader understanding of the workings of Nelson's navy and will appeal to enthusiasts and historians alike.</p>

The Star Captains: Frigate Command in the Napoleonic Wars

History

Military

Naval Inst Pr

Frigate Commander

Leaders & Notable People

Pen & Sword Maritime

Frigate Commander is based on the private journal of Lieutenant - and then Captain - Graham Moore, a naval officer serving during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Moore’s journal gives a unique and detailed account of what life was like for a serving naval officer. In particular it reveals the problems an officer had in managing the crew of a frigate, maintaining discipline and turning his ship into an efficient man of war. Moore was one of the navy’s ‘star captain’, serving continuously as a frigate commander between 1793 and 1804. His early career took him to Newfoundland, and then, as a captain, he served with Sir William Sidney Smith’s squadron operating on the north coast of France. He was present during the Naval Mutiny at Spithead in 1797, and helped to destroy the French fleet off Ireland in 1798. His most famous action occurred in September 1804, when his squadron engaged and captured a Spanish frigate squadron carrying a fortune in treasure. The following year his frigate, HMS Indefatigable, was involved in the opening of the Trafalgar campaign.

Pen and Sword Maritime

<p>Walter John Campbell Murray was well known in Horam, East Sussex, as the Head Teacher of Murray's School. He was also a devoted naturalist, writer, photographer, lecturer and radio broadcaster. His best known book, Copsford, still has a small but devoted cult following.In this book Tom Wareham presents an outline of Walter Murray's life and work, and argues that a close reading of his writing provides strong and hitherto unrecognised evidence of his mystical relationship with Nature."An illuminating and important investigation into the 'lost' work and life of Walter Murray, landscape mystic, writer, broadcaster and pioneering 'nature writer' - if ever there was one. In this considered and thoroughly researched portrait, Wareham pieces together his writing and biography with a commendable passion, uncovering - in this time of schism - the thoughts and feelings of a man who saw '...the brotherhood of life in all living things'."Rob Cowen(Skimming Stones and Other Ways of Being in the Wild, Common Ground )</p>

The Green Man of Horam

Professionals & Academics

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