Derek Law Bibliography

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TAYLOR, G. A. Ships and Stars and Isles: A Personal Record of Naval Service During World War II edited and annotated by Mark Taylor. 266p., illus. Bognor Regis, Woodfield, 2009. ISBN: 184683077X.

An enjoyable book derived from an extensive collection of letters written by Taylor whilst he was serving with RNVR.  His letters home vividly describe his wartime life ~ both on and off duty ~ whilst undergoing training and when serving at sea. Transcribed and annotated by his son and written in an informal yet informative style they reveal details of life in the RN. He served on Royal Eagle, Aubrietia, Loch Glendhu and Loch Craggie and was involved in a variety of action, from the Dover Patrol, via the Dunkirk evacuation (where he was awarded the D.S.M.), Atlantic convoys, U-boat encounters, the invasions of both North Africa and France, and ultimately the Japanese surrender in the Far East.