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A sailor's war

by W. G. Mattin · 2012

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As soon as the author reached his eighteenth birthday, he left his reserved occupation on a farm and enlisted. He trained as an asdic operator and joined the warship HMS London, running the gauntlet of U-boats and divebombers to escort vital supply ships to Malta. From this vivid account we read how it was to live through those times.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisAtlantic OceanAtlantic OceanMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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