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| 2202 | POOLMAN, Kenneth. The Kelly. 219, [v]p. illus. London: Kimber, 1954; New York: Norton, 1955.
A popular account of the career of the famous destroyer commanded by Lord Mountbatten, from its early days in the North Sea to its final sinking off Crete. Published in paperback as Mountbatten's Fighting Kelly. |
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| 2203 | PRESTON, Antony. HMS Cavalier and the CA Class Destroyers (Profile Warship, 32). 177–200pp., bibliog., illus. Windsor: Profile Publications, 1973.
A mixture of technical fact and operational history. The class was completed late in the war but saw some active service. |
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| 2204 | PRESTON, Antony. V & W Class Destroyers 1917–1945. 138p., bibliog., illus. London: Macdonald, 1971. ISBN: 0356034712.
A technical description with considerable space given to the exploits of each vessel. About half concerns WWII. |
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| 2205 | PUGSLEY, A. F. Destroyer Man, by A.F. Pugsley in collaboration with Captain Donald Macintyre. 224p., illus. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1957.
An autobiography. The author began the war in command of Javelin in home waters, then came Norway, Dunkirk and a badly damaged ship in a destroyer action in the Channel. He went on to command Fearless in Force H, Malta convoys, and the sinking of his ship. He next took command of the new destroyer Paladin, which joined the Eastern Fleet and served in the assault on Madagascar and a Malta convoy from Alexandria. He then joined the Mediterranean fleet in command of 14DF in Jervis. This was followed by command of one of the naval forces in the Neptune landings, liaison with the Canadians on the clearance of the Scheldt, naval force command of the Walcheren landing, and naval cooperation with the left flank of the Allied Army. Finally as Captain(D) of 19DF he took over the new destroyer Trafalgar to sail for the Far East, just as the war ended. A full life and a good book. |
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| 2206 | PUTT, S. Gorley. Men Dressed as Seamen. 100p., illus. London: Christophers, 1943.
Life on the lower deck of an escort destroyer in WWII described by a Cambridge don, from his own experience. |
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| 2207 | RAVEN, Alan, & ROBERTS, John. Hunt Class Escort Destroyers (Man o' War, 4). 56p., illus. London: Arms & Armour, 1981. ISBN: 0853682638.
A fully illustrated brief account of one of the most heavily employed classes of ship in WWII. |
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| 2208 | RAVEN, Alan, & ROBERTS, John. V and W Class Destroyers (Man o' War, 2). 57p., illus. London: Arms & Armour; New York: RSV, 1979. ISBN: 085368233X.
A largely technical description of the ships and how they were modified. Profusely illustrated. |
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| 2209 | RAVEN, Alan, & ROBERTS, John. War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes (Ensign 6). 49p., illus. London: Bivouac Books, 1976. ISBN: 0853682143.
A mainly photographic look at a neglected group of warships. |
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| 2210 | ROBINSON, N. B. The Story of HMS Kipling: Report of a Lecture Given by Lieut. N. B. Robinson, DSC, RNVR, Croix de Guerre to the Members of the Kipling Society. . . 16p. London: Kipling Society, 1946.
A history of the ship, which saw action in Norway, the Channel, and the Mediterranean before being sunk. Reprinted in 1952. |
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| 2211 | ROSS, Al. The Destroyer Campbeltown (Anatomy of the Ship). 127p., bibliog., illus. London: Conway, 1990. ISBN: 0851775438.
The usual excellent brief history, clear photographs, and very detailed line drawings. |
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| 2212 | SAUL, Ivor. Camera in Convoy. viii, 92p., bibliog., illus., index. Royston: Elliston's, 1987. ISBN: 0946092524.
Saul was a Signalman and unofficial photographer on Inglefield in 1941–42. He served mainly in Norwegian and Arctic waters before being invalided out. He then describes briefly the ship's career up to her eventual sinking off Anzio. |
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| 2213 | SMITH, Peter C. Destroyer Action: An Anthology. 254p. London: Kimber, 1974. ISBN: 0718303431.
Tales of destroyer actions in both world wars. |
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| 2214 | SMITH, Peter C. Destroyer Leader: The Story of HMS Faulknor. 191p., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1968. ISBN: 0718300416.
Records the career of Faulknor and her forebears. Her arduous wartime activity is examined in some detail, including service with the Home Fleet, Force H, and in the Arctic. Reprinted by Maritime Books in 2005. |
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| 2215 | SMITH, Peter C. Fighting Flotilla: HMS Laforey and her Sister Ships. 224p., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1976. ISBN: 0718303148. A description of the design, building, and service of the L Class destroyers. Well-produced and more than competently described. A second edition was published by Pen & Sword Maritime in 2010, subtitled RN Laforey Class Destroyers in World War II (ISBN: 1848842732). |
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| 2216 | SMITH, Peter C. HMS Wild Swan: One Destroyer's War 1939–42. 254p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1984. ISBN: 0718305426.
A biography of one of the overworked V & Ws, which served largely in home waters and with Atlantic and Gibraltar convoys until sunk in a memorable action. |
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| 2217 | SOUTHERN, George. HMS Zetland: George's Story. c.122p., Kindle; author, 2012.
He was drafted into the RN in early 1942. After training at Collingwood he was posted to the newly built Zetland on which he served from 1942 to 1944. His story covers her sea trials then life at sea covering Atlantic and Mediterranean convoys, including Operation TORCH. He was at the port of Bari when it was raided in December 1943, and was decorated for his work that night. In 1944 he was hospitalized as a consequence of the Bari raid. After recovering, he went on to serve with Naval Police and in other shore basis in Naples and in Sicily before being demobbed in 1946. |
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| 2218 | STITT, George. HMS Wideawake: Destroyer and Preserver. 164p., illus. London: Allen & Unwin, 1943.
The first year of the war as fought by a fictional V & W Class destroyer. The author served on such a ship, but has dramatised his account of events. |
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| 2219 | TACKLINE. Holiday Sailor. 203p., illus. London: Hollis & Carter, 1945.
The author's experience of the lower deck of the wartime Navy. It covers his career from joining the Navy, through his service on a destroyer to his move to King Alfred to try for his commission. |
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| 2220 | TESSIER-YANDELL, John. HMS Jersey 1654-1976. viii, 31p., bibliog., illus. Jersey: Société Jersiaise, 1977.
Includes a brief potted biography of the sixth of name. |
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| 2221 | THOMAS, David A. With Ensigns Flying: The Story of HM Destroyers at War. 216p., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1958.
Highlights the main actions of the war, particularly in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. |
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