Coastal Forces at War
The Royal Navy's Little Ships in the Narrow Seas 1939-45
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2008
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2nd Revised edition
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-562-7 (ISBN)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-562-7 (ISBN)
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During the Second World War, Royal Navy motor torpedo boats, motor gunboats and motor launches performed a multitude of dangerous tasks in the English Channel and North Sea. This book tells the story of the varied operations in which the little ships of Britain and her allies were involved, and also of the vessels and the men who crewed them.
During the Second World War, Royal Navy motor torpedo boats, motor gunboats and motor launches performed a multitude of dangerous tasks in the English Channel and North Sea. Ferocious close-quarter combat with their German E- and R-boat counterparts could result in glory - or sudden death. This fascinating history tells the story of not just the many and varied operations in which the little ships of Britain and her allies were involved, in what became known as 'the war in the narrow seas', but also of the vessels and the men who crewed them.
During the Second World War, Royal Navy motor torpedo boats, motor gunboats and motor launches performed a multitude of dangerous tasks in the English Channel and North Sea. Ferocious close-quarter combat with their German E- and R-boat counterparts could result in glory - or sudden death. This fascinating history tells the story of not just the many and varied operations in which the little ships of Britain and her allies were involved, in what became known as 'the war in the narrow seas', but also of the vessels and the men who crewed them.
David Jefferson was one of the last to serve in the peacetime Royal Navy Coastal Forces and now writes regularly for the yachting press. He is the author of a number of books on sailing and cruising for Adlard Coles, Stanford Maritime and Sheridan House. He lives in Sussex.
The compelling story of the Royal Navy's Coastal Forces 'little ships' in the Second World War.MTBs, MGB and MLs in action in the English Channel and North Sea including Dunkirk, Dieppe, St Nazaire and D-Day.Redesigned and updated new edition with detailed appendices.Fully illustrated with archive photographs and maps.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.8.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, maps, ports. |
| Verlagsort | Yeovil |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 270 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84425-562-X / 184425562X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84425-562-7 / 9781844255627 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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