Title: A sailor's war
Description: As soon as the author reached his eighteenth birthday, he left his reserved occupation on a farm and enlisted. He trained as an asdic operator and joined the warship HMS London, running the gauntlet of U-boats and divebombers to escort vital supply ships to Malta. From this vivid account we read how it was to live through those times.
Subjects: Biography, Sailors, World War, 1939-1945, British Personal narratives, British Naval operations, Naval convoys, History, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Great Britain, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, british
Places: Great Britain, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
People: W. G. Mattin
Time periods: 20th century