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SAKISHIMA: AND BACK

by Stuart Eadon

Published by Crecy Books. 1st. 1995

Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. 'Where men with splendid hearts may go'. A factual story describing the lives of brave young men who just wanted to get the job over and go home to work for a better world. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 282 pages plus indexes and appendices. B/w photos.

SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Some light scuffing to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

ISBN: 0947554564
Stock no. 1829761

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Contents

  • FOREWORD Admiral Sir Ian Easton, KCB, DSC
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE: HMS BERWICK
  • Chapter 1: Initiation, White Patrol
  • PART TWO: HMS FORMIDABLE
  • Chapter 2: Sicily and Salerno
  • PART THREE: HMS INDEFATIGABLE
  • Chapter 3: Working Up
  • Chapter 4: Tirpitz
  • Chapter 5: To PAlembang
  • Chapter 6: 'Action Stations' Sydney and Sakishima
  • Chapter 7: To Tokyo
  • Chapter 8: Finished with Engines
  • SEQUELS
  • APPENDICES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • LAST WORDS: Rear Admiral Anthony Davies, CB, CVO
  • POSTSCRIPT
  • INDEX

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