Fighting Commodores: Convoy Commanders in the Second World War by Alan Burn

Fighting Commodores: Convoy Commanders in the Second World War by Alan Burn

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As Britain came terrifyingly close to running out of supplies during the Second World War, a group of retired senior naval officers returned to the sea in the role of convoy commanders, and thereby turned the tide.

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Fighting Commodores: Convoy Commanders in the Second World War by Alan Burn

Fighting Commodores explains how terrifyingly close Britain came to running out of vital imported supplies, without which she would have been unable to continue fighting, during the Second World War. Thanks, however, to a group of retired senior Naval Officers, who returned to sea in the role of Convoy Commanders, the tide was slowly turned. Alan Burn, author of the highly successful Fighting Captain tells the full story of these colourful but hitherto unsung heroes for the first time. Key Selling Points: *The first book to describe in detail the work of the merchant navy during the Second World War
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ISBN 13 9780850525045
ISBN 10 0850525047
Title Fighting Commodores: Convoy Commanders in the Second World War
Author Alan Burn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published 1996-05-23
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.