Alone on a Wide Wide Sea: The Story of 835 Naval Air Squadron in the Second World War :: E. E. Barringer soon to be presented for sale on the special BookLovers of Bath web site!
London: Leo Cooper, 1995, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains: Black & white photographs; Black & white drawings; Tables; Appendices [4];
From the cover: This is the history of 835 Naval Air Squadron told by one of its surviving commanding officers. It is a story of outstanding feats of flying, told factually, honestly and without pretence. If you want to know what it was like to fly in the Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War this is the book to read.
Many people now feel that the work of the Merchant Navy in the Second World War has seldom been given the recognition it deserves; for without the merchant vessels which continually battled their way through the stormy waters of the Atlantic, Britain would soon have been starved of essential supplies. Protecting these merchant vessels was…
Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper.
Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 209 pages. Index. Bibliography. 9½” x 6¼”.
Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I woo you with the cream of the crop in my Military Naval catalogue?