Derek Law Bibliography

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TURNER, John Frayn. Fight for the Sea: Naval Adventures From World War II. 245p., illus. Annapolis: NIP, 2001; Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2013. ISBN: 9781781592687.

A mixture of accounts of such operations as the Battle of the River Plate, Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as lesser-known actions such as the submarine attack on Corfu harbour, the loss of the USS Leedstown, and the saga of the USS Rich. Also includes memories of John F. Kennedy's heroic actions with PT 109 and George H. W. Bush's near-death experience with an aircraft known as the "flying casket."