Churchill's Pirates by Jonathan Sutherland

Churchill's Pirates by Jonathan Sutherland

The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tates Navy as it was commonly known, was a unique service with its own rules and regulations. The officers and seamen were mainly ex-fishermen who had manned trawlers in Icelandic waters. The service was armed mostly with obsolete weaponry and suffered heavy casualties in the early stages of the war. The service was not confined to the seas around Britain and their small trawlers, drifters, paddle steamers, yachts and tugs saw service as far away as the Mediterranean and Newfoundland coast. Their main tasks included convoy escort duties, mine sweeping and anti-submarine work. Many awards for bravery were won including a VC. This book looks at the Service personnel, the boats, equipment and includes many first-hand accounts from crew. Lengthy Appendices include vessels names, numbers and fate.

Jon Sutherland has written extensively on military history and warfare. Much of his previous work has concerned the American involvement in the European in World War I and the European theatre of World Wars I & II. Diane Canwell has written works on European history and is much involved in the research for this book.

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ISBN 13	9781526796516
ISBN 10	1526796511
Title	Churchill's Pirates
Author	Jonathan Sutherland
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2020-11-11
Number of pages	256
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