author
Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
1886–1960
A prolific British writer with a strong interest in naval warfare and travel, he moved easily from books on submarines and mines to accounts of journeys in South America, the Sudan, and beyond.
3 Audiobooks
Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace Was Met and Vanquished, with Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships, Nets, Aircraft, &c. &c., Also Describing the Selection and Training of the Enormous Personnel Used in This New Branch of the Navy
by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
Submarines, Mines and Torpedoes in the War
by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
Unter Wilden am Amazonas : Forschungen und Abenteuer bei Kopfjägern und Menschenfressern
by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife
About the author
Charles William Domville-Fife was a British author born in 1886 whose books covered an unusually wide range of subjects, especially naval warfare, maritime life, travel, and international affairs. Library and catalog records connect his name with dozens of works, and his writing reached readers through publishers as well as later public-domain collections.
His early reputation was closely tied to naval topics. Editions of Submarine Warfare of To-day identify him as C. W. Domville-Fife, Lieut., R.N.V.R., late of the Staff of H.M. School of Submarine Mining, and in the author's note he says he had been actively interested in submarines since 1904. That background helps explain the practical, informed tone of books such as Submarines, Mines and Torpedoes in the War and related works on modern naval technology.
Domville-Fife also wrote widely as a travel and popular-history author. His bibliography includes titles such as The Real South America, Savage Life in the Black Sudan, and Square Rigger Days, showing a career that ranged far beyond military subjects. He died in 1960.