Favourable notice of Invergordon pamphlet

The Hob’s Choice feature in Black Flag magazine, No. 235, mid-2012, has as its first item (p.36) a mini-review by Ade Dimmick of  Invergordon 1931. Shipshape and Mutiny Fashion: How they Fought the Pay Cuts. It includes a (slightly mis-transcribed) except from the pamphlet’s Introduction, a brief summary of what it’s about (see earlier posts here) and concludes:-

“The pamphlet is based on the various sources available and is probably one of the best overviews from a libertarian socialist perspective written to date.”


Sources for the pamphlet include:

Anthony Carew, The Lower Deck of the RN, 1900-1939: the Invergordon Mutiny in perspective, Manchester U P, 1981. 

Cover Photograph (Front)

“The crew of HMS Norfolk on strike; Invergordon,  Scotland, 14-15 September 1931. From a snapshot taken by a member of the crew.”

 

Fighting the Cuts: How they did it in 1931.

SmothPubs  Invergordon booklet tells the story.

See also:

Barry Duncan, Invergordon ’31: How Men of the RN Struck! and Won. Southampton, Duncan, 1976. 53pp. Original price £1 (out of print).  A very readable, informative account by a writer who knew the Navy, understood the politics, and had met some of those involved.   “The cover signal spells STRIKE.“