paper, at least, it reported to Adm. Henry Francis Oliver, the Admiralty's chief of staff, a man so tight-lipped and reticent he could seem almost mute, and this-given the British navy's predilection for nicknames-ensured that he would be known forever after as "Dummy" Oliver.
( Erik Larson )
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