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| 2742 | RUTTER, Owen. Red Ensign: A History of Convoy. 214p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale, 1943.
A general history with 40 pages devoted to WWII. Also some comment on the present state and future needs of the Merchant Navy and merchant seamen. |
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| 2743 | SHAW, Frank H. The Convoy Goes Through. 64p. London: W. H. Allen, 1942.
A brief account of the "glorious Red Ensign" which, with the help of the Royal Navy, makes sure that "slices of bread are put into hungry English mouths." Various episodes are described in detail. |
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| 2744 | SHAW, Frank H. The Merchant Navy at War. 136p., illus. London: Paul, [1943].
"It is the purpose of this book to bring to general public notice outstanding examples of heroic fortitude." Vivid and imaginative reconstructions of these brave actions with many asides on the present state and future needs of the Merchant Navy. |
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| 2745 | SHAW, Frederick Greenhalgh. Stories from Eighty Years of Travel and Adventure. 140p., illus. Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1988. ISBN: 0722322739.
A series of anecdotes and reminiscences by a merchant seaman who thinks of himself as an adventurer, many previously published in The Nautical Magazine and Sea Breezes. Very disorganised and difficult to follow. |
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| 2746 | SINCLAIR, Roy. Journeying with Seafarers in New Zealand. 269p., bibliog., illus. Auckland: Random House, 1999. ISBN: 186941375X.
A set of gentle tales recollecting life at sea, which includes some wartime memories. |
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| 2747 | SLADER, John. The Fourth Service: Merchantmen at War 1939–45. 347p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale, 1994. ISBN: 0709048483.
A substantial work by a freelance writer, himself torpedoed four times. Descriptive rather than analytical and prone to reciting lists. |
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| 2748 | SLADER, John. The Red Duster at War: A History of the Merchant Navy During the Second World War. 352p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1988. ISBN: 0718306791.
A solid account of this often neglected area. |
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| 2749 | SQUIRES, Harold. s.s Eagle: The Secret Mission 1944–1945. xii, 113p., illus. St. John's, Nfld.: Jesperson, 1992. ISBN: 0921692374.
A charming little tale of the last of the wooden-walled Newfoundland seal steamers. She was chartered to carry an expedition from Canada and the Falklands to Graham Land in Antarctica, to re-establish a base and by extension British Sovereignty. It proved both dangerous and exhilarating. |
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| 2750 | STEEL, Philip W. In the Shadow of the Hun. vi, 289p., illus., index. Basingstoke: Paul Cave, 1999. ISBN: 0861460936.
The daily diary of a Union Castle steward. On the outbreak of war he was serving on Windsor Castle. Later he served on Roxburgh Castle and for over two years on the hospital ship Llandovery Castle and finally on the Samtrent. The book is very well-illustrated but the diary amply demonstrates the boredom of war. |
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| 2751 | STRONG, L.A.G. Flying Angel: The Story of the Missions to Seamen. x, 189p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Methuen, 1956.
Although a general history, there is a substantial account of their war service. |
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| 2752 | SWAIN, Stanley W. I Survived. vii, 110p., illus. Diss: [author], 1994. ISBN: 0952350106.
His seafaring autobiography from 1937 to 1949. Describes a successful career in which he rose through the Blue Star Line to become a Chief Engineer, seeing lively wartime service in every ocean. |
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| 2753 | TAYLOR, H. C. And They Came Home. 144p., illus. London: Jarrolds, 1943.
Tales of the quiet gallantry of the men of the Merchant Navy. |
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| 2754 | TAYLOR, John C. One Ship Too Many: An Autobiography. xi, 604p., illus., index. Penryn: [author], 1995. ISBN: 0952567709.
A very full autobiography. Born in 1921 he went to sea as a deckhand and by 1945 had risen to Third Mate. A frank account of wartime life and pleasures before beginning a post-war career with Shell. |
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| 2755 | THELWELL, Robert G. I Captained the Big Ships, as told to Robert Jackson. 256p., illus. London: Barker; Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, [1961].
Contains a brief but fascinating account of his war service, which included the creation of the Ceylon Escort Force. |
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| 2756 | 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. |
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| 2757 | WALTON, C. Barrymore. Innocents Aboard. iv, 122p. London: Janus, 1993. ISBN: 1857560736.
Walton joined the Merchant Navy as an apprentice in 1944 and the relatively peaceful last year of the war on Atlantic convoys and the escapades of youth are described with relish. |
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| 2758 | WEBB, Duncan. Sailor You've Had It. 253p. London: W. H. Allen, 1946.
A vividly anecdotal account of an action packed and rumbustious life. |
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| 2759 | WELSH, Robert. Through Salt Sprayed Eyes. vi, 248p., illus. [n.p.,c.1995]. ISBN: 9780956298508. The author served as a radio officer on a variety of merchant ships in the Battle of the Atlantic. He offers a mix of potted history and personal anecdote. Reprinted by the author in 2008, ISBN: 9780956298508. |
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| 2760 | WINSER, John de S. Short Sea, Long War: Cross-Channel Ships' Naval & Military Service in World War II. 161p., illus., index. Gravesend: World Ship Society, 1997. ISBN: 090561786X.
A short chronology is followed by short accounts of each ship arranged by the routes they had served. |
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| 2761 | WINSTANLEY, Anthony (Tony) F. Under Eight Flags. [x], 168, [ix]p., illus. Ringwood: Navigator, 1996. ISBN: 0902830600.
He went to sea in 1936 and served his apprenticeship with the Henderson Line. During the war he served as a deck officer on British and Dutch ships and presents a convivial picture of nomadically touring the globe on tramps and tankers. |
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