Winged Escort (The Modern Naval Fiction Library) - Softcover

Reeman, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590137310 ISBN 13: 9781590137314

Publisher: McBooks Press, 2017

Synopsis

As the grim years of the Second World War go by, the destruction of Allied shipping mounts. Out of the terrible loss of men and ships, the escort carrier is born. They were typically half the length and a third the displacement of larger fleet carriers. While they were slower, carried fewer planes, and were less well armed and armored, escort carriers were cheaper and could be built quickly, which was their principal advantage. At twenty-six, fighter pilot Tim Rowan, RNVR, is already a veteran of many campaigns. Now he joins the new, American-made escort (or "jeep") carrier HMS Growler, the flagship of a task force protecting Allied convoys sailing the Arctic route to supply Soviet Russia. The service in the Arctic is harrowing, and not all of Rowan's adversaries are German. In late 1944, Growler is transferred to the Indian Ocean and faces the Kamikaze, experiencing vicious onslaughts.

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Review:

"Reeman, who served in the Royal Navy during World War II, not only writes a tale full of action, excitement, and some remarkable characters, he also presents a story filled with details only someone who has been there could relate." --Library Journal

Book Description:

As the Second World War progresses, the destruction of Allied shipping mounts. Fighter pilot Tim Rowan is posted to an escort carrier to help guard the precious convoys ...

About this edition

• Publisher: McBooks Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1590137310
• ISBN 13: 9781590137314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312