Submariners Vc
Title | Submariners Vc PDF eBook |
Author | William Jameson |
Publisher | Periscope Publishing Ltd. |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2004-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781904381242 |
British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat
Title | British Submarine vs Italian Torpedo Boat PDF eBook |
Author | David Greentree |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2016-06-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472814142 |
As the war in North Africa escalated, Axis war efforts became increasingly dependent on supply lines across the Mediterranean. To try to cut off these lines of supply the British deployed submarines from the besieged island of Malta with the directive to sink as much merchant convoy tonnage as possible. Italy responded by sending her Torpedo boats to protect and escort Axis convoys. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and carefully chosen archive photographs, this engaging study assesses the evolving battle between Britain's submarines and Italy's torpedo boats in the struggle for primacy in the Mediterranean at the height of World War II.
Submariners V.C., Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits, Maps and a Bibliography.].
Title | Submariners V.C., Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits, Maps and a Bibliography.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Sir William Scarlett Jameson (K.B.E.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 1962 |
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ISBN |
Gulf of Mexico OCS oil and gas lease sales 2003-2007 central planning area sales...
Title | Gulf of Mexico OCS oil and gas lease sales 2003-2007 central planning area sales... PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 180 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1428990194 |
Captains Of War
Title | Captains Of War PDF eBook |
Author | Edwyn Gray |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 1988-06-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0850522463 |
This book tells the story of captains of submarines and their experiences at war.
Midget Submarine Commander
Title | Midget Submarine Commander PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Watkins |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2013-01-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783462086 |
Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, lying in her fortified mooring in a Norwegian fjord. Lieutenant Godfrey Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 and traveled over 1000 miles, negotiating minefields and antisubmarine nets to accurately place four tons of high explosive under the hull of the Tirpitz. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944, at the age of 22. Taken prisoner he was repatriated to England at the end of the war, and continued to serve in the Royal Navy for 25 years, flying with 801st squadron in the Korean War, and served on aircraft carriers at Suez, Nigeria and the withdrawal from Aden. On his retirement in 1970, he had the distinction of being the last serving naval officer to hold the Victoria Cross.Using many first-hand accounts, the book details his life, from a childhood spent partly in East Africa to being Chairman of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association for over 20 years. It draws on previously unpublished material, including his own recollections on the attack on the Tirpitz and his time as a prisoner of war.
Submariners V.C., Etc
Title | Submariners V.C., Etc PDF eBook |
Author | Sir William Scarlett JAMESON |
Publisher | |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | |
ISBN |