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Kenneth Poolman has made the story of one ship tell the larger tale of Britain in duress, fighting for her life. We see the great battles and the long patrols of the Arctic and the Norwegian shore, of the North Sea, the Channel and the Western Approaches, and of Crete and Malta
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Kenneth Poolman has made the story of one ship tell the larger tale of Britain in duress, fighting for her life. We see the great battles and the long patrols of the Arctic and the Norwegian shore, of the North Sea, the Channel and the Western Approaches, and of Crete and Malta
author=Kenneth Poolman
pages=220
Published=1969
Book Condtion=Ex public library book.library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition
| Weight | 400 g |
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This authoritative study, summarises the history, achievements. and traditions, and traces the technical development of the British submarine service from its formation until the 1970s. British submarine operations in WW2 are very well covered. A chronological table – with technical data – lists every class of British submarine from 1901 to 1973.
Description of weapons and weapon systems used by both sides used during the conflict together with analysis of their effectiveness .
Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore Michael Clapp. Here he describes, with considerable candour, some of the problems met in a Navy racing to war and finding it necessary to recreate a largely abandoned operational technique in a somewhat ad hoc fashion. During the time it took to go south some sense of order was imposed and a not very well defined command structure evolved, this was not done without generating a certain amount of friction. He tells of why San Carlos Water was chosen for the assault and the subsequent inshore operations. Michael Clapp and his small staff made their stand an can claim a major role in the defeat of the Argentine Air and Land Forces.
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