The Escort Carrier of the Second World War : Combustible, Vulnerable and Expendable!
(2020)
By:
Wragg, David
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2020
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN/ISSN
9781783409327 MWT13060095, 1783409320 13060095
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable! The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted on specially built for convoy duty. This is their story, warts and all
Mode of access: World Wide Web