HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbour by Nicholas Monsarrat (Illustrated) FIRST EDITION

Book in excellent condition. Dust jacket damaged, folded and tucked into back cover. Illustrated by James Holland Plates engraved by The Half-Tone Engraving Company In H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Harbour, an old sloop, homeward bound is torpedoed, leaving her guns out of action, more than three-quarters of her crew dead, and radio contact impossible. But her valiant captain steadfastly refuses to surrender his ship... In Leave Cancelled, an army officer and his young wife concentrate on their passionate love for twenty-four hours, knowing that it might be their last chance... And in Heavy Rescue, an old soldier, having lived on the scrap heap for more than twenty years, finds that gallantry is once again in demand when he becomes the leader of a Heavy Rescue Squad... A name is written on the first page.