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Traditions and Tales of the Navy ReviewSEA CLASSICS MAGAZINE, Redman, Rod E. and Chivers, Myrle. June 2002, Volume 35, Number 6. pp. 5,74.
One of the most popular features of the revered Our Navy magazine of the 1940's were the "Believe-It-Or-Not" style cartoon blocks of Cedric Windas, which offered a prolonged series of amazing naval facts blending brief texts with catchy art work.
Dr. Martin Davis has paid Windas the ultimate tribute by not only combining these very informative features into one volume, but adding to them a substantial glossary of 650 common usage terms and words which owe their origin to the seafarers of yesterday. In this delightful compilation, you will find hundreds of other items exactly how the adage, "when my ship comes in" came about; how lifeboat "davits" got their name; how the phrase "son-of-a-gun" was derived; why we fly flags at "half mast" in tribute to the dead, and where "hand-me-downs" originated. Every page abounds with tidbits of naval information that charm as well as entertain.
When one finishes this easy reading compendium of nautical etymology, you more fully appreciate the impact of men at sea upon our everyday culture and society. This is an economical fun read calculated to make for endless evenings of nostalgic enlightenment; the perfect table-top item for every nautical enthusiast. So stand fast...man the rails...rack out...and relax to a boatload of salty sea tales spun by a top-notch yarn spinner.Traditions and Tales of the Navy Overview

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