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Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945 Hardcover – July 1, 1998

by Philip Kaplan (Author), Jack Currie (Author)

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A tribute to the ships and the men of the British and Canadian Merchant Navies and the American Merchant Marine. The authors have assembled rare photographs, paintings and memorabilia in order to convey an impression of the extreme dangers faced by seamen in some of the most lonely and terrible places on earth. The accompanying text draws upon the unpublished memoirs of the sailors and contains vivid accounts of the war at sea, providing a reminder of how much we owe to ordinary seamen who never had the chance to be heroes and often died unrecorded deaths. Illustrated in color and b&w. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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224 pages
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English
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Naval Inst Pr
Publication date

July 1, 1998
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10.25 x 1 x 10.5 inches
ISBN-10

1557501378
ISBN-13

978-1557501370
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An often overlooked aspect of World War II was the battle waged night and day by those who served not on warships, but on merchant ships pressed into wartime duty. Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War puts a sharp focus on merchant sailors from the British Merchant Navy, the American Merchant Marine, and the Canadian Merchant Navy, and through copious use of photographs, paintings, wartime posters, and maps, tells the story of the merchantmen who fought the epic Battle of the Atlantic. The survival of the Allies depended on supplies flowing from North America to Europe; the desperation of the early years of the war, and the story of how the tide was slowly turned, is well presented in the book. As the coauthors are both British, the book tends to focus on English sailors, but the personal accounts of veterans of wartime merchant service transcends national boundaries. Life onboard the ships is well documented, and of particular interest is a photographic tour of the Jeremiah O'Brien, an American Liberty Ship which has been restored to its wartime condition. The text is organized thematically, dealing with particular classes of ships as well as with particular aspects (such as the role of air cover) of the Allied campaign to sweep the oceans of the dreaded U-boats. --Robert McNamara

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Inst Pr (July 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1557501378
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557501370
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 1 x 10.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,562,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Douglas E. Nash

Great book that shows what it was like to sail in WW2 Allied Convoys

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012

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Great book, shows what it was like to sail in WW2 Allied Convoys, whether in escort vessels or cargo ships, whether you were a Yank, a Brit, a Canadian or from the other Allied Countries. Good coverage on convoy tactics, the U-boat threat, the verious merchant navies, and the actual cargo ships themselves. High recommended!

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This was a gift for my brother and he enjoyed the book very much

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2015

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This was a gift for my brother and he enjoyed the book very much. It was in very good shape and looked like new. It arrived quickly.

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Tim Lewin

excellent book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2018

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a fresh approach well presented, recommended book.

Guglielmo Lepre

Recensione acquisto

Reviewed in Italy on June 17, 2017

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Non è proprio ciò che cercavo ma è comunque un libro ben fatto soprattutto dal punto di vista fotografico. Da rimarcare solo che l'imballaggio non era dei migliori tant'è che il dorso risulta spaccato a circa metà libro,forse perchè qualcosa ha premuto sopra.

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