Derek Law Bibliography
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KEMP, Ross. Warriors: British Fighting Heroes. viii, 328p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Century, 2010. ISBN: 9781846057991.
A personal tribute which provides eleven brief biographies of men of courage and their sacrifices. It covers all of the armed services. This includes “Blondie” Haslar from the Royal Marines who led the Cockleshell Heroes, Captain Edward Fegen of the completely outgunned Jervis Bay who saved his convoy when it was attacked by the Admiral Scheer, and Malcolm Wanklyn, the submariner captain of Upholder who was lost in action in the Mediterranean.
Categories:
Biography; The Jervis Bay Action ; The Battle for the Mediterranean; Combined Operations: The Early Years; Royal Navy Autobiographies & Biographies; Operation FRANKTON (The Cockleshell Heroes); Submarines;
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