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SARKAR, Dilip. Faces of HMS Royal Oak: The ‘Mighty Oak’ Disaster at Scapa Flow. viii, 208p., bib-liog., illus., index. Barnsley: Frontline, 2023. ISBN: 9781399062329.
A largely photographic volume which tales the tales of the survivors and is full of heavily captioned pic-tures of both survivors and those who died as well as images of letters, telegrams and even gravestones. A very emotional work.
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HASTINGS, Max. Sword: D-Day Trial by Battle. xxvii, 372p., bibliog., illus., index. London: William Collins, 2025. ISBN: 9780008699758.
A grand work by a veteran chronicler of the war. Although focussed on the 6th of June landings and the battle for the beaches and beyond and on the army forces there are strong accounts of commando and Royal Marine involvement as well as some RN related material.
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