The Invergordon Mutiny: A Narrative History of the Last Great Mutiny in the Royal navy and How It Forced...

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Alan Ereira

The Invergordon Mutiny

A Narrative History of the Last Great Mutiny in the Royal navy and How It Forced Britain off...

Alan Ereira

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Routledge
30 September 2015

British & Irish history; Military history; Naval forces & warfare; Military & naval ships

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Military and Naval History

In September 1931 the Royal Navy experienced its biggest modern mutiny. The largest warships in the Atlantic Fleet were gathering in Cromarty Firth, for their autumn exercises. Meanwhile Ramsay MacDonald’s newly formed national Government announced its emergency budget, introducing means tests, cutting umeployment benefit and reducing public sector pay. On arrival at Invergordon the sailors discovered the scale of the cuts they were supposed to bear. Their resulting strike, co-ordinated from ship to ship, swiftly achieved its objective. The Navy was badly shaked by the extraordinary efficiency of the action, and Britiains’ financial credit was so seriously damaged that within a few days the country was forced off the Gold Standard. Until this book was published little of the story was known; officially dexcribed as a case of ‘unrest’ it was hushed up and no Courts-Martial or Commission of Inquiry followed.

This is the first detailed account of the Invergordon mutiny based on the personal testimony of those involved on the lower deck. Particular attention is given to the way the affair was organized, both centrally and in individual ships, to the structure of command and to the flash points when the use of force was considered and attempted.

The dramatic story is hereput into its historical context: the background to the budget crisis of 1931, the implications of the cuts imposed, the conditions of the Fleet at the time: themes which remain as pertinent today as they were in 1931.

By: Alan Ereira
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 11
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138927575
ISBN 10: 1138927570
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Military and Naval History
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 30 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. An Innocent at Sea 2. The Men 3. The Cuts 4. The Receiving End 5. Preparing Action 6. Strike! 7. Living with Mutiny 8. To Crush or not to Crush? 9. Will They Sail? 10. Phantom Terrors 11. Aftermath

Alan Ereira