Fight for the Sea: Naval Adventures from World War II

A collection of first-hand naval stories which covers the entire span of WW2. Examples:

I went down with thr Royal Oak
Malta submarines
The Battle of the Channel
Submarine attack in Corfu harbour

This collection of naval stories covers the entire span of World War II, beginning when Britain’s Royal Navy faced fascist forces on its own until the final Allied victory over the Japanese in 1945. It offers a rich mixture of stories about such famous battles and operations as the Battle of the River Plate, Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as lesser-known actions like the submarine attack on Corfu harbor, the loss of USS Leedstown, and the saga of USS Rich. Here too are memories of John F. Kennedy’s heroic actions with PT 109 and George Bush's near-death experience with an aircraft known as the flying casket. John Frayn Turner’s prose crackles with action and tension, and the book is illustrated with black and white photos throughout.



John Frayn Turner
Hardcover 245 pages 2003