Chris Bilham

Sailors Behind the Medals (eBook, ePUB)

Waging War at Sea, 1939-1945

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Twenty-three riveting true stories of the heroic acts that earned WWII Royal Navy sailors their awards for gallantry. Includes photos. The story of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is an epic, consisting of both dramatic battles such as the River Plate and Matapan, and drawn-out campaigns such as the escort of convoys to Malta and northern Russia. Sailors Behind the Medals examines the careers of twenty-three sailors whose part in these actions resulted in the award of their medals. The author illustrates a cross-section of the wartime navy: long-service regulars, volunteers, recalled veterans of the Great War, Hostilities Only ratings. They served on nearly every kind of warship and in all the main theaters of the war, and their individual acts of gallantry under extreme conditions make for inspiring reading. Also included is an examination of the medals that were awarded for gallantry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Maritime
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473896512
• Artikelnr.: 49378267

Autorenporträt

Chris Bilham BA LLB FRGS was born in New Zealand. His father, like those of nearly all his schoolmates, was a Second World War veteran and Chris developed a life-long interest in military and naval history. He was a member of the Territorial Army for six years (Infantry and NZSAS). He has collected and studied medals for forty years, was a founder member of the Hong Kong branch of the Orders & Medals Research Society and was awarded the Societys Award of Merit in Gold. Chris now lives in Auckland.