Centre for Maritime Historical Studies
Derek Law Bibliography
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WELCH, Ken. A Sailor at War 1939-1945. 174p., illus. Kindle e-book, 2014
The personal memories of Albert Edward Welch, the author’s father, who served on Mauritius, Capetown, Widnes and Centurion mainly in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean, as well as D-Day. A fairly bland if accurate account enlivened with a handful of personal anecdotes.
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Biography; The Battle for the Mediterranean; The Fall of Singapore; The ABDA Command Area; The Mediterranean Invasions; Operation HUSKY: The Invasion of Sicily; Operation AVALANCHE: The Salerno Landing; Operation SHINGLE: The Anzio Landing; D-Day;
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