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Citizen Sailors: The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Glyn Prysor
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Description for Citizen Sailors: The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Paperback. During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe in battleships and claustrophobic corvettes and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across the globe in vast battleships and claustrophobic corvettes, makeshift minesweepers and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out deadly secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history. Naval power was the foundation of Britain's war effort, and sailors shaped the nation's destiny. Drawing on hundreds of contemporary diaries and letters, Glyn Prysor's original and gripping narrative evokes the triumph and tragedy, horror and humanity of the war at sea, bringing to ... Read more
During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across the globe in vast battleships and claustrophobic corvettes, makeshift minesweepers and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out deadly secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history. Naval power was the foundation of Britain's war effort, and sailors shaped the nation's destiny. Drawing on hundreds of contemporary diaries and letters, Glyn Prysor's original and gripping narrative evokes the triumph and tragedy, horror and humanity of the war at sea, bringing to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141046327
SKU
9780141046327
Shipping Time
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About Glyn Prysor
Glyn Prysor was educated at Oxford University, where he completed a doctorate and taught modern history. He lives in Sussex. This is his first book.
Reviews for Citizen Sailors: The Royal Navy in the Second World War
Marvellous...a fine addition to the literature on the Second World War
Sunday Telegraph
Prysor does for the sailors of the Royal Navy what Patrick Bishop did for the RAF in Fighter Boys...He reminds us of their extraordinary contribution to our survival.
Daily Express
A moving and evocative story of the war at sea
Professor N.A.M. ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
Prysor does for the sailors of the Royal Navy what Patrick Bishop did for the RAF in Fighter Boys...He reminds us of their extraordinary contribution to our survival.
Daily Express
A moving and evocative story of the war at sea
Professor N.A.M. ... Read more