The Royal Naval Museum book of the Battle of the Atlantic :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the corvettes and their crews : an oral history /
First Statement of Responsibility
Chris Howard Bailey ; foreword by Campbell McMurray.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Annapolis, Md. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Naval Institute Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxvii, 156 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The corvettes and their crews -- The corvettes in convoy -- Against the odds -- Conditions on board -- Off-watch -- The bad times and the good -- Epilogue : The Flower Class Corvette Association.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Based on a series of 20 oral history interviews with the men who served in the 'Flower' class corvettes during the Battle of the Atlantic. Discussions covered recruitment, training and structure of the crews, the pattern of the convoys, and the general conditions on board, highlighting the stress and anxieties experienced by the crew.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Royal Naval Museum book of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Title
Royal Naval Museum book of the Battle of the Atlantic.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Battle of the Atlantic
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain.-- History-- World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Naval convoys-- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945-- Naval operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, British.