Derek Law's Bibliography

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Entry Text:	UPTON, Vernon G. A. Upon Their Lawful Occasions: Reflections of a Merchant Navy Officer During Peace and War. xi, 444p., illus. Leicester: Matador, 2004. ISBN: 1904744257. Upton served in the Merchant Navy from just before the outbreak of World War II. A personal account, the author briefly traces his early life in Japan and Canada before beginning his training as a midshipman. He describes his 27 wartime ocean passages in nine British ships, and provides statistical records of the sinking of 1,836 merchant ships and the destruction of 350 U-boats and 13,444 of their crew members. In addition to the casualties of British ships he covers Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, American, and non-belligerent losses. An interesting study.	The Merchant Navy

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UPTON, Vernon G. A. Upon Their Lawful Occasions: Reflections of a Merchant Navy Officer During Peace and War. xi, 444p., illus. Leicester: Matador, 2004. ISBN: 1904744257.

Upton served in the Merchant Navy from just before the outbreak of World War II. A personal account, the author briefly traces his early life in Japan and Canada before beginning his training as a midshipman. He describes his 27 wartime ocean passages in nine British ships, and provides statistical records of the sinking of 1,836 merchant ships and the destruction of 350 U-boats and 13,444 of their crew members. In addition to the casualties of British ships he covers Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, American, and non-belligerent losses. An interesting study.

The Merchant Navy