First published in December 1916, this classic is both a factual report on naval activities during World War I and a masterpiece paying homage to British seagoing traditions, and heroic deeds of ordinary men. Kipling mingles prose and poetry to praise bravado, and to call others to their civil duty. This collection of essays and verse includes “Fringes of the Fleet,� which celebrates the lesser trawler and auxiliary fleets; “Tales of the Trade,� a chronicle of British submarine operations in the Baltic and the Sea of Marmara; and “Destroyers at Jutland,� a commentary on the great naval battle of May 1916.