Douglas d’Enno is a historian, linguist and journalist who has made an exhaustive study of the impact of the First World War on Britain’s fishermen and their vessels. After a career associated with publishing and – primarily - as a professional translator, he has devoted himself to writing and research. During his 20 years’ employment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (now DEFRA), he had access to substantial material on the nation’s fisheries and to contacts within the industry.
