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The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 (Paperback)
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The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 (Paperback)
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List price R519
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In The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 military and naval
historian Martin Watts records how marines fought at sea, their
relationship with the Royal Navy, and the overall contribution they
made to victory in the Second World War. Combining personal
narrative with strategical, tactical and technical analysis, this
book is centred on the career of the author's great-uncle, Colour
Sergeant Albert 'Nobby' Elliott, who saw active service in the
Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic and Indian Oceans. He was Mentioned
in Despatches at the Second Battle of Sirte, took part in Operation
Torch, and was a gun layer in HMS Jamaicawhen she took part in the
sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorston Boxing Day 1943.
Nobby finished the war recovering Allied prisoners of war from the
south-west Pacific, and was present at the surrender of Japanese
forces while on board HMS Glory.
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