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| 4851 | LLOYD, Michael. Convoy Ship. xviii, 502p. Livingston: Witherby, 2014. ISBN: 9781856096423. A factional account of the journey of convoy SLS64 from Freetown to Liverpool leaving on the last day of January 1941, which suffered multiple attacks. Based on the fictional ss Borrowdale. |
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| 4852 | GREHAN, John. Dunkirk: Nine Days that Saved an Army. A Day by Day Account of the Greatest Evacuation. xi, 330p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Frontline, 2018. ISBN: 1526724847. A thoroughly researched and well written account based on official reports as well as personal recollections. |
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| 4853 | BURGHAM, Allen Russell. Wearing Wings: the War Memoir of Lt. Cmdr Allen Russell Burgham, DSC, MID, CD RNZNVR (Ret’d), RCNVR (Ret’d). e-book. 40p., illus. [n.p., c.2010]. The brief memoir of a New Zealander who joined up in 1941 and served with distinction on carriers in the Atlantic and Arctic. |
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| 4854 | BOWMAN, Martin H. Hitler's Invasion of East Anglia, 1940: An Historical Cover Up? 288p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2018. ISBN: 1526705486. A good study of a possible small raid or invasion in East Anglia in 1940. Whether real or a conspiracy theory is fully explored. |
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| 4855 | JENKINS, Louisa M. Bellbottoms and Blackouts: Memories of a Wren. 132p., illus. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2004. ISBN: 0595338666. The biography of her grandmother, Susan Mackenzie. She served in the Communications Branch at various bases in the UK. A cheery tale. |
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| 4856 | BENNETT, G.H. Desperate Victories: From Dunkirk to the Battle of Britain: Military Despatches on Operations Against German Forces in Western Europe 1940. 286p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Amberley, 2018. ISBN: 9781445668161. An introduction by the author is followed by a personal account of life in 1940 by Roy Bennett. This is followed by the official account of the experiences of the BEF in 1939-40 as reported in official despatches printed in the London Gazette, namely: 35305 (Lord Gort’s two despatches on the land forces in 1939-40); 37573 (Alan Brooke’s Despatch on the BEF left in France after Dunkirk) and 37719 (Dowding’s Despatch covering the Battle of Britain). |
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| 4857 | SYMONDS, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. xxii, 770p., bibliog., illus., index. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780190243678. The award winning historian presents a well written sweeping overview of the major actions in all theatres. |
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| 4858 | HAMON, Simon. Voices from the Past: Channel Islands Invaded. xi,227p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Frontline, 2015. ISBN: 9781473851597 The story of the occupation described from a mixture of newspaper reports, official documents and oral recollections of those who were there. |
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| 4860 | FOSTER, R. W. Tally Ho! From the Battle of Britain to the Defence of Darwin by Wing Commander R W Foster DFC AE with Norman Franks. viii, 216p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Grub Street, 2008. ISBN:9781906502263. An entertaining collection of stories and reminiscences brought together by the well-known historian Norman Franks. A member of the RAFVR, Foster was called up in September 1939. By September 1940 he was in the thick of the fighting over southern England. After a spell as an instructor his squadron went to Darwin and took part in its defence throughout 1943, flying the first Spitfire to down a Japanese aircraft. He returned to the UK in 1944 and served in a RAF public relations unit and administrative posts until his demob in 1947. |
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| 4861 | DATE, John C. Death of HMS Hood, 24 May 1941: a Discerning Account (Naval Historical Society of Australia, Monograph No. 54). 17p., illus. Garden Island, NSW : Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1997 A lecture given to the Society on 7th March 1997. Reprinted in 2002 as Monograph 154. |
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| 4862 | HOLLAND, James. Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War, 1944-1945. Xlv, 606p., bibliog., illus., index. London: HarperPress, 2008. ISBN: 9780007176458. A further volume of Holland’s excellent series. Has some marginal naval interest. |
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| 4863 | IRELAND, Bernard. Collins/Jane’s Warships of World War II. 255p., illus. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN: 0004708725. A pocket sized guide to the major vessels of the major powers – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and USA. Gives a brief description and specification for each class. |
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| 4864 | NESBIT, Roy Conyers. An Expendable Squadron: The Story of 217 Squadron Coastal Command. 256p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2014. ISBN: 9781473823280. A highly illustrated account of the squadron in which he flew and its hazardous missions. |
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| 4866 | BROWN, George A. Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea. 181p. Western Canadian Distributors Ltd.: Langley, B.C., 1992. ISBN: 9780094813656. These were awarded to seamen in the Merchant Navy during World War II for acts of bravery. The awards are listed with a brief account of circumstances. |
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| 4867 | CRABB, Brian James. Operation Pedestal: The Story of Convoy WS21S in August 1942. x, 262p., illus., index. Donington: Paul Watkins, 2014. ISBN: 9781907730191. With over one hundred photographs and detailed appendices this is a very detailed account of the convoy. |
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| 4868 | MCKAY, Sinclair. The Lost World of Bletchley Park: An Illustrated History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre.192p., illus. London: Aurum, 2013. ISBN: 9781781311912. A well-illustrated general history with some limited material of naval interest. |
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| 4870 | KNOWLES, Daniel. Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany’s Last Great Battleship. 315p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Fonthill, 2018. ISBN: 9781781556696. A fairly routine retelling of her story. |
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| 4871 | LANCE, Kate. Redbill: From Pearls to Peace – the Life and Times of a Remarkable Lugger. 399p., bibliog., illus., index. Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004. ISBN: 1920731423. An award-winning ship biography. Built in 1903, Redbill sailed first as a pearler. When war came to the Pacific, she was there as the first bombs fell on Darwin and she was commissioned and was used with other luggers until laid up as a hulk as the war moved on. After the war she had a busy career from carrying cargo for missionaries to working with Greenpeace against French nuclear testing. |
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| 4872 | HUGHES, William Henry. Master Mariner. 96p., bibliog., illus. Wrexham: Bridge Books, 2006. ISBN: 1844940306. Born in 1886, he went to sea aged twelve. He saw service in both world wars on Irish Sea ferries and was on the RMS Scotia at Dunkirk, where he won a DSC. The book is based on his recorded recollections. |
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| 4873 | HARRIS, Carol. D-Day Diary: Life on the Front Line in the Second World War. 191p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: History Press, 2013. ISBN: 978075246202. A short account of the background, training and landings, enlivened with many brief reminiscences. Some naval relevance. |
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