Survivors of Enemy Action: Experiences of Merchant Seamen, 1939-1945
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The war years 1939 - 1945 were the most perilous in the long history of the British Merchant Navy. The figures speak for themselves. With 2,535 ships sunk and 36,749 merchant seamen lost, the proportional casualty rate was higher than any branch of the Armed Forces except for Bomber Command.
The danger to the lightly armed merchant ships came from enemy air attacks, surface warships, raiders and, of course submarines. Prisoners were seldom...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1399042203
ISBN13:9781399042208
Release Date:June 2023
Publisher:Pen and Sword Maritime
Length:200 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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