• The Flamborough Life-boats: A History of the Flamborough Stations, by Ralph S. Fawcett (Fawcett, 74 Lime Grove, Draycott, Derby, price 25p plus 5p postage) tells the story of one of Yorkshire's famous stations. Before 1871 there had, of course, been countless wrecks along that area of coast, but it was the great storm of February 10, 1871, which caused such dreadful devastation, that led in November of that year to the establishment of the station.

The booklet, which is illustrated with many photographs, is a well-written record by an author who some years ago witnessed the launching of the Flamborough lifeboat in appalling weather conditions. This led him to develop an interest in the lifeboat service so that he became a member of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society. The Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly Society, who presented the present local lifeboat Friendly Forester and others to the RNLI, made possible the publication of the history by meeting in full the cost of the printing. The RNLI w i l l benefit from the proceeds.—C.R.E.

• The latest addition to the Wreck and Rescue series published by D.

Bradford Barton, of Truro, NVreck and Rescue on the Coast of Wales, Volume I I (2.25), is written by Harry Parry and tells the story of the North Wales lifeboats.

To many people the fact that there were lifeboat stations at Cemlyn, Cemaes, Bull Bay and Pennion on the Anglesey coast may come as a surprise but the coastline from Holyhead to the Mcnai straits is a dangerous one and was tragically so in the days of sail.

Vessels sheltering off Moelfre could be caught on a lee shore by a sudden shift of wind to the northward and many were unable to fight their way clear.

To those who know this coast the book will be of absorbing interest, tinged with horror at the fate of so many seamen.

To those who do not know the north coast of Anglesey there must surely come a desire to visit the strange little bays and harbours from which the lifeboats set out on their dangerous missions. So many are the wrecks and rescues described that there may be a danger of the reader becoming inured to the horrors of shipwreck but he can hardly fail to appreciate the hardiness and courage of the men who went to sea in sail, or of the lifeboatmen who risked all to go to their rescue, then and now.—E.W.M.

• A number of book reviews are held over because of pressure on space but will be included in the Winter edition of THE LIFEBOAT..