Sailors behind the medals : waging war at sea, 1939-1945 /

The story of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is an epic, consisting both of dramatic battles such as the River Plate and Matapan, and drawn-out campaigns such as the escort of convoys to Malta and northern Russia. The author examines the careers of twenty-three sailors who took part in these...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bilham, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen & Sword Maritime, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1 Death of a Pocket Battleship
  • ch. 2 `The Navy's Here!'
  • ch. 3 Sole Survivor
  • ch. 4 Dunkirk
  • ch. 5 A Forlorn Hope
  • ch. 6 Rescue in the North Atlantic
  • ch. 7 Massacre at Matapan
  • ch. 8 Kiwi at Crete
  • ch. 9 Orion Under the Stukas
  • ch. 10 One of Ark Royal's Engineers
  • ch. 11 Born Survivor
  • ch. 12 Dido in the Med
  • ch. 13 Operation Mincemeat
  • ch. 14 Operation Pedestal
  • ch. 15 Desert Water Rats
  • ch. 16 The Ship that Torpedoed Herself
  • ch. 17 Russian Gold
  • ch. 18 Convoy Rescue Ship Commander
  • ch. 19 Arctic Convoys
  • ch. 20 The Battle of North Cape
  • ch. 21 Landing Craft Assault
  • ch. 22 The Divine Wind
  • ch. 23 Fighting Schoolmaster.