Panel Discussion Exploring the Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes

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A panel discussion with Dr Michael Keegan to launch his new book, ‘In the Cannon’s Mouth: The Biography of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes’. Overview Sir Roger Keyes was one of the most inspiring and controversial military figures Britain produced in the twentieth century, pursuing a distinguished career in the Royal Navy. In 1918, his leadership of the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids became the stuff of legend, earning eleven Victoria Crosses and transforming him into a national hero who symbolised Britain’s fighting spirit. Passed over for the position of First Sea Lord due to his opposition to naval disarmament, Keyes entered Parliament in 1934 where he campaigned fiercely against appeasement alongside Churchill. It was his decisive, fiery intervention in the 1940 N…

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