Life At Full Throttle

By any standards, Admiral Sir John Treacher was an exceptional man who had the fullest of lives. Old enough to have served and be sunk in the War, he went to be a naval aviator flying in the Korean War. His career took off too and he rose rapidly to be the captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and soon after Commander in Chief Channel. To everyone's surprise he left the Navy when all the indications were that he was about to become First Sea Lord. For many this would have meant a quiet retirement. Not so here! A number of influential appointments quickly followed including, controversially, Chairmanship of Playboy Club UK at a critical time for their vital gaming interests. He was deeply embroiled in the highly political Westland drama which resulted in the resignation of Cabinet ministers. He remained an active and influential figure in the aeronautical industry until he was in his eighties, and passed away in April 2018 at the age of 93.

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Some books that may interest you

War in the Mediterranean 1940-43 By: Bernard Ireland	Victory at Poitiers By: Christian Teutsch	A Guide to Maisy Battery By: Gary Sterne
From Pole to Pole By: Garth James Cameron	Operations in North Africa and the Middle East 1942-1944 By: John Grehan, Martin Mace	ShipCraft 19: County Class Cruisers By: Les Brown
Assault Crossing By: Ken Ford	Inshore Craft By: Basil Greenhill	Treaty Cruisers By: Leo Marriott