Seven Sailors
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A wartime biographical account of the careers of Seven Allied Naval Officers.Here then are full-length studies of the careers and actions of seven men who have made history at sea in the present war: Ramsay, who planned the invasion of North Africa, Sicily, and finally, as Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of Normandy; Agnew of the famous Force K; Bruce Fraser, who sank the Scharnhorst and is Commander-in-Chief now of our Pacific Fleet; Murray, the story of whose career is also the history of the Canadian Navy; Sherbrooke, who won the V.C. in a daring and ever memorable action in the Arctic; Syfret, who had much to do with the operations against the Tirpitz; and Troubridge, who commanded at Oran, the Anzio beachhead, and in the invasion of the South of France.
A wartime biographical account of the careers of Seven Allied Naval Officers.Here then are full-length studies of the careers and actions of seven men who have made history at sea in the present war: Ramsay, who planned the invasion of North Africa, Sicily, and finally, as Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief of Normandy; Agnew of the famous Force K; Bruce Fraser, who sank the Scharnhorst and is Commander-in-Chief now of our Pacific Fleet; Murray, the story of whose career is also the history of the Canadian Navy; Sherbrooke, who won the V.C. in a daring and ever memorable action in the Arctic; Syfret, who had much to do with the operations against the Tirpitz; and Troubridge, who commanded at Oran, the Anzio beachhead, and in the invasion of the South of France.
Author | Kenneth Edwards |
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Published | 1945 |
Book Condition | Ex Library Naval Collection , library plate and stamp, generally excellent condition |
Dimensions (cm) | 15x22 |
Pages | 255 |
Weight (g) | 500.0000 |
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