ROBERTSON, Terence - Walker R.N.- (Hardcover in Wrapper )

Evans, London, 1956. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition:Tatty but has been mended on the inside, now in protective transparent sleeve - (Note that I have used a Googled image) - First Edition. This book is an X-lib -  'According to an Admiralty statement, the Battle of the Atlantic, which raged for five and a half years, was "the most protracted and bitterly fought campaign in which the British Empire and her Allies have ever been engaged". That this battle was finally and triumphantly won was the direct result of the offensive tactics of the Navy's 'little ships', inspired by the brilliant exploits of one man who, the Admiralty stated, "did more to free the Atlantic of the U-Boat menace than any other single officer". Here is the man's story - the life and death of Captain Frederick John Walker, R.N., Companion of the Order of the Bath, and holder of the D.S.O. and three bars. Working with the complete cooperation of Captain Walker's family and with full access to private papers and diaries, the author traces the career of this indomitable sailor from his early years as a midshipman in H.M.S. Ajax to his last voyage in the sloop Starling. This is a magnificent and inspiring record of devotion to duty and unfaltering courage. Terence Robertson tells in vivid, authentic detail the unrelenting struggle waged by Captain Walker and the men under his command to beat the menace of the German U-Boat.'     * Second World War * World War II * Navy * Biography *