Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883–1963)
Author of A Sailor's Odyssey
About the Author
Works by Andrew Browne Cunningham
The Battle of Crete 1 copy
Battle of Matapan 1 copy
The Invasion of Sicily 1 copy
The Landings in North Africa 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Andrew Browne Cunningham,
- Birthdate
- 1883-01-07
- Date of death
- 1963-06-12
- Burial location
- buried at sea off Portsmouth
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Rathmines, Ireland
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Education
- Britannia Royal Naval College
- Occupations
- naval officer
aristocrat - Organizations
- Royal Navy
Members
Reviews
A sailor's odyssey;: The autobiography of Admiral… by Andrew Browne Cunningham Cunningham of Hyndhope
In spite of works more specialised in tone, a Sailor's Odyssey remains a book I have read three times. I refer to it as the subject seems to be well informed, especially about his tenure of the Mediterranean Fleet command from 1939 to March, 1942. He's a gentleman, and has no axes to grind as he coped as well as possible with the many misfortunes of the period. There's also wealth of information on "torch" and "Husky". A well-mannered memoir from one of the more well-mannered and skilled killers of the war.… (more)
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A despatch from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station
A despatch from Admiral A. B. Cunningham describing Operation Torch.
A despatch from Admiral Cunningham on Operation Lustre. There are enclosures from Admirals Baillie-Grohman and Pridham-Wippell.
Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Members
- 76
- Popularity
- #233,522
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 3