Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited : Winston Churchill and Social Reform in the Royal Navy, 1900-1915

Rum, Sodomy, Prayers and the Lash Revisited is an examination of British naval social policy in the opening decades of the twentieth century, under the command of Winston Churchill. It highlights an often forgotten aspect of Churchill's career and his attempts to bring the senior service into the modern world.