Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
... General Instructions for Commanding Officers of Naval Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, 1943 ...
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
General Instructions for Commanding Officers
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
General Instructions for Commanding Officers of Naval Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, 1944
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire control (Naval gunnery)
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire control (Naval gunnery)
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Ordnance and Gunnery Instructions for Naval Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, 1943
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual 1939–1945
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612006582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A view into the world of the intrepid but often forgotten seamen who helped the Allies win WWII. They may not have worn gold braid or medals, but the Allied Merchant Navies in World War II provided a vital service to their countries’ war efforts. Hundreds of thousands of British and American sailors—some as young as fourteen—faced considerable risks to maintain an essential flow of armaments, equipment, and food: submarines, mines, armed raiders and destroyers, aircraft, kamikaze pilots, and the weather itself. Life on board a merchant ship could be tense, with hour after hour spent battling high seas, never knowing if a torpedo was about to hit. In the Arctic convoys, sailors had to cope with extreme cold and ice. But there was also comradeship and more open society than was the norm at the time, free of distinctions of class, race, religion, age, or color, and a mixture of nationalities, especially in the British fleet. The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these brave sailors, many of whom did not return. Drawing on documents, diagrams, and illustrations from British and American archives, it combines information on training, gunnery, convoys, and antisubmarine techniques with dramatic personal accounts. Covering the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and the Pacific, this book pitches the reader into the heart of this vital but often forgotten arena of WWII.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1612006582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A view into the world of the intrepid but often forgotten seamen who helped the Allies win WWII. They may not have worn gold braid or medals, but the Allied Merchant Navies in World War II provided a vital service to their countries’ war efforts. Hundreds of thousands of British and American sailors—some as young as fourteen—faced considerable risks to maintain an essential flow of armaments, equipment, and food: submarines, mines, armed raiders and destroyers, aircraft, kamikaze pilots, and the weather itself. Life on board a merchant ship could be tense, with hour after hour spent battling high seas, never knowing if a torpedo was about to hit. In the Arctic convoys, sailors had to cope with extreme cold and ice. But there was also comradeship and more open society than was the norm at the time, free of distinctions of class, race, religion, age, or color, and a mixture of nationalities, especially in the British fleet. The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these brave sailors, many of whom did not return. Drawing on documents, diagrams, and illustrations from British and American archives, it combines information on training, gunnery, convoys, and antisubmarine techniques with dramatic personal accounts. Covering the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and the Pacific, this book pitches the reader into the heart of this vital but often forgotten arena of WWII.
Ordnance and Gunnery Instructions for Naval Armed Guard on Merchant Ships, 1942
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Ordnance and Gunnery Instructions for Naval Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, 1944
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Ordnance and Gunnery Instructions for Naval Armed Guard on Merchant Ships, 1941
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Ordnance and Gunnery Instructions for Naval Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, 1945
Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval gunnery
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description