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| 2102 | BONIFACE, Patrick. HMS Cumberland: A Classic British Cruiser in War and Peace. 120p., illus., index. Penzance: Periscope, 2006. ISBN: 1904381375.
A simple account of her movements and career. Although she served with distinction in all theatres of the war it was her fate to be dubbed "Too late for the Plate, too slow for Haguro". |
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| 2103 | BURTON, Tom. Abdiel Class Fast Minelayers (Profile Warship 38). 25–48pp., illus. Windsor: Profile Publications, [1974].
A good account, mainly of the operational history, of the ships of this class. |
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| 2104 | CHADWICK, Frank. Gash Boat: H.M.S. Coventry 1939-1942. Jack Dusty's Story. 159p., illus. Stornoway: Western Isles Publishing, 1999. ISBN: 0906437164.
An autobiographical account of his service as a rating in the Supply Branch. A lively and humorous account of a very active career in Norway and the Mediterranean until she was sunk. |
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| 2105 | CONNELL, G. G. Valiant Quartet: His Majesty's Anti-Aircraft Cruisers Curlew, Cairo, Calcutta, Coventry. 303p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1979. ISBN: 0718304268.
These four ships had in common their quotas of men from the London division of the RNVR and it is as much their story that is told. The ships saw hard service and bloody fighting in the first three years of the war, all being sunk in action by the autumn of 1942. The book is marred by careless errors of printing. |
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| 2106 | CRABB, Brian James. In Harm's Way: The Story of HMS Kenya, a Second World War Cruiser. xii, 238p., bibliog., illus., index. Stamford: Watkins, 1998. ISBN: 1900289024.
The author's father served on the cruiser and had a photographic collection of her service, which is extensively used. Commissioned in 1940 she was involved in the Bismarck chase, the Vaagso Raid, Russian convoys, and the Pedestal convoy, in which she was damaged. After refit she joined the Eastern Fleet and served until May 1945. Her service up to scrapping in 1962 is also recorded. |
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| 2107 | CREASEY, John. Action Stations: An Account of HMS Dorsetshire and her Earlier Namesakes. 33p., illus. London: HMS Dorsetshire Replacement Campaign, 1942.
A brochure aimed at raising the £2,750,000 required for a new cruiser. It briefly tells the story of the ship's war career. |
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| 2108 | DIMBLEBY, Ken. Turns of Fate: The Drama of HMS Cornwall. 231p., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1984. ISBN: 071830523X. A survivor of the sinking gives an account of her wartime career from the beginning of WWII to her sinking in 1942 by Japanese dive bombers, including the action with the German raider Penguin, probably better known as HK33. |
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| 2109 | EDWARDS, Jack. Twenty-Two Hundred Days to Pulo We: My Education in the Navy. x, 355p., illus. Ely: Melrose, 2005. ISBN: 190522639X.
He joined as a Boy Seaman early in 1939. After training he joined the new Nigeria and served with her throughout the war. She served on Arctic convoys, in the Mediterranean and with the PEDESTAL convoy where she was damaged and he was wounded. They both moved on to join the Eastern Fleet and served for the rest of the war, finishing as a Petty Officer. Well told anecdotes. |
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| 2110 | FORESTER, C. S. The Ship. 192p. London: Joseph; Boston: Little Brown, 1943.
Although a work of fiction, this is reputedly based on the experiences of Arethusa in the Battle of Sirte. |
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| 2111 | FRIEDMAN, Norman. British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After. 432p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth; Annapolis, NIP, 2010. ISBN: 1848320787.
A richly illustrated work with photographs and plans of the majority of cruisers described. |
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| 2112 | GENEJA, Stephen Conrad. The Cruiser Uganda, One War - Many Conflicts: The First Documented and Eyewitness Account of Canada's Only Cruiser in World War Two and Her Part in the Pacific War. xii, 282p., bibliog., illus., index. Corbyville, Ont.: Tyendinaga, 1994. ISBN: 0969875401.
In fact a full history of the ship during her spell in the Royal Navy, as well as a detailed account of her RCN service. The author was a former crew member. |
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| 2113 | GILL, Stuart. Blood in the Sea: HMS Dunedin and the Enigma Code. 239p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Weidenfeld, 2003. ISBN: 0297846655.
Based on his father's testimony and that of other crew members, this is a sprightly and well written but very personal account of the wartime career of Dunedin and of the fate of the few survivors |
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| 2114 | GORDON, Ed. HMS Pepperpot! The Penelope in World War Two. 222p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale, 1985. ISBN: 0709023510.
A good biography of a hard-worked cruiser, which saw service in Norway, where she was damaged and in the Mediterranean, where she won many battle, honours, notably while serving with Force K. |
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| 2115 | HAINES, Gregory. Cruiser at War. 144p., illus. London: Ian Allan, 1978. ISBN: 0711008485.
A well-illustrated volume enriched with personal recollections of various cruisers and their part in the war. |
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| 2116 | HASKINS, Geoffrey. The Irish Flagship: The Story of HMS Emerald 1925-1948. ix, 90p., illus. Fleet Hargate: Arcturus, 2000. ISBN: 0907322743.
Well illustrated and rich with contemporary memories, this is a good short account of life on a light cruiser. A revised and expanded second edition was published in 2002 (ISBN: 0907322824). |
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| 2117 | HOLMAN, Gordon. The King's Cruisers. 263p., illus, index. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947.
Covers WWII and gives a good account of the role of cruisers. |
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| 2118 | HOSKING, G. L. Salute to Service: The Prudential in the Second World War. xii, 146p., illus. London: Prudential Assurance Co., 1947.
Has a few pages on the wartime service of members of staff, including those who served with the RN. One member's service on Delhi is particularly noted. |
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| 2119 | HUGHES, Robert. Through the Waters: A Gunnery Officer in HMS Scylla, 1942–43. 202p., illus. London: Kimber; Toronto: Ryerson, 1956.
Her career is described from commissioning, via PQ18, the Arctic and Operation Husky, until his transfer to the escort carrier Slinger. Reprinted in 1961 and later in paperback as Flagship to Murmansk. |
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| 2120 | JEFFS, Eric. HMS Dido: A Tiffy's Tale. 64p., illus. Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 2005. ISBN: 072233706X. Dido had a busy war and this brief account is written by an ERA who served on her throughout the war in the North Atlantic, but especially in the Mediterranean. |
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| 2121 | LEE, Eric C.B. The Cruiser Experience: Life Aboard Royal Navy Cruisers During World War II. vi, 207p., illus. Hargate: Arcturus, 2000. ISBN: 0907322735.
Anecdotes and memories from fifty crew members of all ranks who between them served on thirty-seven cruisers. The tales and anecdotes vary from the mundane problems of static electricity to the heartbreaking task of removing the dead after action. |
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