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Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife

1886–1960

A prolific British writer of naval history, travel, and world affairs, he brought a reporter’s curiosity to subjects ranging from submarine warfare to life in South America. His books reflect an early 20th-century appetite for exploration, technology, and the wider world.

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

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

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

Unter Wilden am Amazonas : Forschungen und Abenteuer bei Kopfjägern und Menschenfressern

by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife

About the author

Born in 1886, Charles William Domville-Fife wrote widely on naval warfare, maritime life, travel, and international subjects. Publicly available bibliographic records show a long list of works under his name, including Submarines, Mines and Torpedoes in the War, Submarine Warfare of To-day, and travel titles about South America and the Amazon.

Publishers and catalog records describe him as a British military and travel writer, and some accounts say he served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and later held the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His writing often focused on modern naval technology, empire, and firsthand-style travel narrative, giving his books the brisk, informative tone that was popular with readers of his era.

Domville-Fife died in 1960. Today he is remembered mainly through his surviving books, which offer a vivid snapshot of how the early 20th century understood war at sea, global travel, and the changing shape of the modern world.