During the first stages of the Second World War, all forces were rallied in an attempt to support the allied effort. With trade and supply routes to Great Britain at great risk a stalwart team of merchant sailors were required to protect the vital supplies. The efforts of the sailors involved really cant be overstated. This publication serves as a tribute to their efforts during the early years of the conflict.

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Warship World

This fantastic 128 page paperback book, written by accomplished military author Philip Kaplan, is packed with well over 100 original, black and white photographs. Many of the images are from the author’s private collection, along with photographs from the Imperial War Museum and the German Bundesarchiv among others.

These brave men deserve a book like this, so others can remember the selfless sacrifices made by men of the Mercantile Marine who all too often became U-boat prey.

Stand Easy Blog

This series consists of almost one hundred books based on a rare collection of images or graphic pictures complemented with under titles and lively descriptions. The author Philip J Kaplan, who wrote already a number of books about military subjects, of which two are for the series Images of War, has a smooth style and is therefore easy to read [and] complementary to the existing literature.

go2war2.com

The evocative images and lucid narrative of this book paint a grimly effective picture of the life and death of all the seamen involved in this epic struggle.

reviews.firetrench.com

An interesting look at a Merchant Service that only in recent years has had some of the recognition they deserved, and a good picture of what life was like serving in convoys, relying on the escorting warships to keep them safe.

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