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Churchill´s Pirates: the Royal Naval Patrol Service in Wwii
Jon Sutherland
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Description for Churchill´s Pirates: the Royal Naval Patrol Service in Wwii
Hardback. The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tate's Navy as it was commonly known, was a unique service with its own rules and regulations. This book looks at the Service personnel, the boats, equipment and includes many first-hand accounts from crew. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 Photos in plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tate s 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 ... Read more
The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tate s 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
695g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848842564
SKU
V9781848842564
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99-2
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