A Tribe of Fighting Sailors: An Entangled History

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Wheale RN

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With the imperative for liminal advantage in mind, the author explores the necessity of Diversity and Inclusion, duty, and the values that underline the modern Naval Service. A 10 minute read.

The vibrant importance of telling the tales of fighting sailors is captured in Captain Jack’s inimitable words: No survivors eh! Then who do you think told all these stories?1Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Detail from Daniel Maclise’s The Death of Nelson (1864) Who we are, our identity and our culture comes from our past. Storytelling is not fixed or static, but changes depending on who, why, how and when the tale is retold. Histories are entangled and make no sense without the lens of today through which to interpret the meaningfulness of what we…

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