The Royal Marines And The War At Sea 1939-45

Język: Angielski Okładka: Miękka Ilość stron: 256 Stan: Nowy The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 by Martin Watts is a naval history blending personal memoir with operational analysis of RM detachments aboard Royal Navy warships during World War II. Watts centers the narrative on his great-uncle Colour Sergeant Albert "Nobby" Elliott's service across theaters: Atlantic convoy defense, Mediterranean (Second Battle of Sirte MiD), Operation Torch landings, Arctic Scharnhorst chase (HMS Jamaica gunlayer during Boxing Day 1943 sinking), and Pacific carrier ops (HMS Glory at Japanese surrenders)—highlighting RM gunnery specialists manning secondary batteries, boarding parties, POW recovery, and strained RN-RM relations amid mounting losses.