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| 1682 | DICKSON, Bill Chatterton. Seedie's List of Coastal Forces Awards for World War II. xi, 302p., bibliog., index. Tisbury: Ripley Registers, 1992. ISBN: 095133803X. This list is arranged by ship then base with appropriate indexing and some limited information on the reasons for the awards. |
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| 1683 | DICKSON, Bill Chatterton. Seedie's List of Fleet Air Arm Awards 1939–1969. xi, 156p., bibliog., index. Tisbury: Ripley Registers, 1990. ISBN: 0951338021. This list is arranged by carrier and base, then squadron, then miscellaneous awards with appropriate indexing and some limited information on the reasons for the awards. |
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| 1684 | DICKSON, Bill Chatterton. Seedie's List of Submarine Awards for World War II. xi, 159p., bibliog., index. Tisbury: Ripley Registers, 1990. ISBN: 0951338013. This list is arranged by submarine, then flotilla and depot ships with appropriate indexing and some limited information on the reasons for the awards. |
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| 1685 | DICKSON, Bill Chatterton. Seedie's Roll of Naval Honours and Awards 1939–1959. 832p. Tisbury: Ripley Registers, 1989. ISBN: 0951338005. A roll of 50,000 names of all those who won awards while serving with or in the Royal Navy, giving name, rank, award, ship or unit, occasion for the award, London Gazette reference, and date of investiture. An exhaustive record. |
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| 1686 | FEVYER, W. H. The Distinguished Service Medal 1939–1946. [4], vi, 163p., frontis., index. Polstead: Hayward, 1981. ISBN: 0903754908.
The DSM was awarded to petty officers or those of similar rank serving at sea. This is a chronological list of the WWII awards, with brief details of the reason for the award and a reference to the appropriate issue of the London Gazette. |
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| 1687 | FEVYER, W. H. The George Medal. xv, 114p., index. London: Spink, 1980. ISBN: 0900696907.
Covers WWII. Primarily a civilian award, it was won by many merchant seamen and by some naval bomb disposal crew. Gives details of the awards and references to the London Gazette. |
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| 1688 | HARE-SCOTT, Kenneth. For Valour. xi, 178p., illus. London: Garnett, 1949.
Tales of VCs of WWII, including Wanklyn, Ryder, Warburton-Lee, Sherbrooke, Fraser, and Magennis from the RN. |
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| 1689 | JAMESON, William S. Submariners VC. 208p., bibliog., illus. London: Davies, 1962.
Nine of the 14 submarine VCs were won in WWII. Most of the stories are well-known. |
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| 1690 | MASTERS, David. In Peril on the Sea: War Exploits of Allied Seamen. 256p., illus., index. London: Cresset, 1960.
Selected exploits of some of the 523 people awarded Lloyd's War Medal for bravery at sea in WWII. |
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| 1691 | PAQUETTE, Edward R., & BAINBRIDGE, Charles G. Honours and Awards: Canadian Naval Forces World War II. [viii], 600, 34, 53, 3p., frontis. Victoria: Project Gallantry, 1986. ISBN: 0969267908.
An alphabetical list of those honoured containing name, rank, ship, date of award, and citation. A limited edition of 500 copies. |
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| 1692 | SCARLETT, R. J. Under Hazardous Circumstances: A Register of Awards of Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea 1939–1945. 139p., index. Dallington: Naval and Military Press, 1992. ISBN: 0948130490.
Arranged alphabetically by ship. There is a very short description of the action, a list of awards to crew, and a citation regarding the award of the war medal. |
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| 1693 | TURNER, John Frayn. VCs of the Royal Navy. 192p., illus. London: Harrap, 1956.
An account of the actions in which 24 VCs were won by naval personnel in WWII. Aimed at younger readers. |
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| 1694 | WARNER, Oliver. Battle Honours of the Royal Navy. vii, 91p., illus., index. London: Philip, 1956.
A list of honours and the ships that bear them, with such information as can be squeezed into the confines of a small handbook. |
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| 1695 | WINTON, John. The Victoria Cross at Sea. 256p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Joseph, 1978. ISBN: 0718117018.
Describes all 124 VCs won at sea by the Royal and Dominion Navies, FAA, and Coastal Command, including the 28 won in WWII. The awards are listed in chronological order with brief notes of a page or two on the recipient and the action. |
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| 1696 | BASSETT, S. J. W. Royal Marine: The Autobiography of Colonel Sam Bassett, CBE, RM. 224p., frontis. London: Davies, 1962; New York: Stein & Day, 1965.
Colonel Bassett joined the Marines in 1907 and served with them for over fifty years. Early in WWII he was attached to Naval Intelligence to set up the Inter-Services Topographical Unit, where he served throughout the war. |
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| 1697 | BATH, Alan Harris. Tracking the Axis Enemy: The Triumph of Anglo-American Naval Intelligence. xii, 308p., bibliog., index. Kansas, Kansas UP, 1998. ISBN: 0700609172.
A good account which helpfully explores the role of politics as a brake on such cooperation. |
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| 1698 | BEESLY, Patrick. Very Special Admiral: The Life of Admiral J. H. Godfrey, CB. xv, 345p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hamilton, 1980. ISBN: 0241103835.
More than half the book is concerned with his distinguished wartime career. He was Director of Naval Intelligence from 1939 to 1942, but was removed after disagreements on the Joint Intelligence Committee. He then commanded the Indian Navy for the rest of the war. |
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| 1699 | BEESLY, Patrick. Very Special Intelligence: The Story of the Admiralty’s Opera-tional Intelligence Centre 1939–1945. xv, 271p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hamilton, 1977; New York: Doubleday, 1978. ISBN: 0241896061. The author served in OIC from 1940 and describes its war against Germany, but excluding the Mediterranean theatre. Complements Maclachlan’s book and benefits from the relaxation of security restrictions and the release of some secret files to the public domain, as well as personal knowledge. It presents a clearer picture than previously possible of how intelligence affected the war at sea. |
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| 1700 | BENNETT, Ralph. Behind the Battle: Intelligence in the War with Germany 1939–45. xxiv, 328p., bibliog., maps, index. London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994. ISBN: 1856193624.
A good general account with a generous amount of space given to naval matters, notably the Battle of the Atlantic. |
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| 1701 | BENNETT, Ralph. ULTRA and Mediterranean Strategy 1941–1945. 496p., bibliog., maps, index. London: Hamilton, 1989. ISBN: 0241126878.
Mainly a military history, but with some mention of naval concerns. |
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