THE FOURTH SERVICE MERCHANTMEN AT WAR 1939-45.

Slader John.:

ISBN 10: 1899694455 / ISBN 13: 9781899694457

Editore: New Guild Dorset, 1995

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A softback publication of 347 pages, 8vo. in near fine condition.

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• Titolo: THE FOURTH SERVICE MERCHANTMEN AT WAR 1939-45.
• Editore: New Guild Dorset
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1899694455
• ISBN 13: 9781899694457
• Rilegatura: Brossura

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Riassunto

Here at last is the true story of the merchant fleet during World War II, the non-fighting service in which 32,000 men died, yet whose essential role has never been fully appreciated. The author, himself a member of the service from 1941-47, relates the stories of merchantmen and their crews with unique insight. From the early days of the war to the day of victory on the Rhine, through combined operations in the Mediterranean and at Normandy, the complete operation of the fleet is examined, with vivid accounts of the horrific losses undergone, the heroism of the crews and the sacrifices endured to ensure that Britain received its essential supplies of food, oil, and raw materials.

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347p large format paperback, fresh and clean copy, hardly used, many plates, almost as new