Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could.
I was so keen to get back to sea. I was rattled.
I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man.
Do you really think the IRA would think me a worthwhile target ?
Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.
What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?