Derek Law's Bibliography

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Entry Text: MERCHANT NAVY COMFORT SERVICE. The Red Ensign: A Saga of the Merchant Navy. 3 vols., illus. Leicester: Hodgkins Millar, 1940–42.

A series of essays and short stories on the Merchant Navy. The first volume has articles on Graf Spee and the Altmark, as well as on everything from nature study at sea to the superstitions of sailors. The second and third volumes, which are noticeably less informative about the state of the war at sea are subtitled "The Merchant Navy Annual."