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Gunboat Command (Paperback)
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Gunboat Command (Paperback)
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List price R539
Loot Price R493
Discovery Miles 4 930
You Save R46 (9%)
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This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the
subject, Robert Hichens (or 'Hitch' as he was universally known).
After a brief description of his early life, time at Oxford, his
motor racing achievements (including trophies at Le Mans in his
Aston Martin) and RN training, the book focuses on his exceptional
wartime experiences. Hitch was the most highly decorated RNVR
officer of the war with two DSOs, three DSCs and three Mentions in
Despatches. He was recommended for a posthumous VC. We read of his
early days in vulnerable minesweepers and the Dunkirk 'Dynamo'
operation, (his first DSC). In late 1940 he joined Coastal Forces
serving in the very fast MGBs, soon earning his own command and
shortly after command of his Flotilla. He was the first to capture
an E-Boat. His successful leadership led to many more successes and
his reputation as a fearless and dynamic leader remains a legend
today. The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running
battles against the more heavily armed E-boats. Tragically he was
killed in action in April 1943, having refused promotion and a job
ashore.
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