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Lawrence rose through he ranks of the WW II Canadian Navy to finish as a first officer. He served in tugs and picket boats but most of his time was spent in Corvettes and a destroyer shepherding convoys from the Caribbean to New York or the UK, on the treacherous Murmansk run and across the North Atlantic. Once he and another seaman attempted to capture a surfaced German submarine but its sinking prevented their action. They did capture most of the crew after killing a few to get the point across.

This an amazingly honest and forthright description of life in a small ship constantly under threat of attack. Fellow seamen and officers are named even if the stories are not necessarily complimentary. His ship was at D-Day and his description of the actions he participated in present a different view of that battle then the ones one usually reads.

First rate narrative of the Canadian Navy's contribution to the war effort.
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lamour | Oct 7, 2018 |
Gets one half star for being about the RCN. A good collection of our naval anecdotes.
½
 
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DinadansFriend | Dec 11, 2013 |
A Book mostly about PT boats, and the small warfare they were used in, especially the Channel and the Adriatic and Mediterranean. Material treated in a livelier fashion by Dickens or Reynolds.
½
 
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DinadansFriend | Oct 22, 2013 |

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Værker
3
Medlemmer
78
Popularitet
#229,022
Vurdering
½ 3.5
Anmeldelser
3
ISBN
9

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