Helen Doe is a maritime historian who has published extensively on nineteenth-century sail and steam, including co-editing and contributing to the award-winning Maritime History of Cornwall. Her previous book was The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel’s Great Western Steamship. Her interests are in the people connected with vessels, whether on land or at sea. She has a PhD from the University of Exeter, where she has been a lecturer for some years. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, a member of the UK Government’s Council of Experts for National Historic Ships and trustee of the SS Great Britain Trust.

‘This book is a must for anyone who wishes to delve into the RNLI’s fascinating history and better appreciate the key players and events that have formed one of the UK and Ireland’s most treasured institutions. It has been a personal honour to lead the charity into its 200th anniversary; not least because of its volunteer ethos and humanitarian aims. In these pages readers will discover how this lifesaving mission has been the steel thread that has kept the RNLI and its people ready for every challenge since 1824. Now those challenges and achievements have been documented in a superbly told story: the true 200-year tale of how a lifesaving vision has grown into such a special organisation, all thanks to One Crew.’

Helen Doe is a maritime historian who has published extensively on nineteenth-century sail and steam, including co-editing and contributing to the award-winning Maritime History of Cornwall. Her previous book was The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel’s Great Western Steamship. Her interests are in the people connected with vessels, whether on land or at sea. She has a PhD from the University of Exeter, where she has been a lecturer for some years. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, a member of the UK Government’s Council of Experts for National Historic Ships and trustee of the SS Great Britain Trust.

‘This book is a must for anyone who wishes to delve into the RNLI’s fascinating history and better appreciate the key players and events that have formed one of the UK and Ireland’s most treasured institutions. It has been a personal honour to lead the charity into its 200th anniversary; not least because of its volunteer ethos and humanitarian aims. In these pages readers will discover how this lifesaving mission has been the steel thread that has kept the RNLI and its people ready for every challenge since 1824. Now those challenges and achievements have been documented in a superbly told story: the true 200-year tale of how a lifesaving vision has grown into such a special organisation, all thanks to One Crew.’

Helen Doe is a maritime historian who has published extensively on nineteenth-century sail and steam, including co-editing and contributing to the award-winning Maritime History of Cornwall. Her previous book was The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel’s Great Western Steamship. Her interests are in the people connected with vessels, whether on land or at sea. She has a PhD from the University of Exeter, where she has been a lecturer for some years. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Vice Chairman of the British Commission for Maritime History, a member of the UK Government’s Council of Experts for National Historic Ships and trustee of the SS Great Britain Trust.

‘This book is a must for anyone who wishes to delve into the RNLI’s fascinating history and better appreciate the key players and events that have formed one of the UK and Ireland’s most treasured institutions. It has been a personal honour to lead the charity into its 200th anniversary; not least because of its volunteer ethos and humanitarian aims. In these pages readers will discover how this lifesaving mission has been the steel thread that has kept the RNLI and its people ready for every challenge since 1824. Now those challenges and achievements have been documented in a superbly told story: the true 200-year tale of how a lifesaving vision has grown into such a special organisation, all thanks to One Crew.’