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Flying the red duster : a merchant seaman's first voyage into the battle of the Atlantic 1940 / Morris Beckman ; foreword by David Cesarani. by Beckman, Morris. Spellmount, an imprint of The History Press, 2011. Call #: 940.54293 B397f Subjects Beckman, Morris.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.   Radio operators -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Merchant mariners -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Naval convoys -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British. ISBN:  9780752459004 (pbk.) Description:  160 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Some copies may be permabound. Summary:  Following the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940, Britain was at her most vulnerable. France had capitulated and the Germans had control of ports from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. Nazi U-boats were at Britain's doorstep, and in that year alone they sunk 204 ships. Britain stood alone, and the vital lifeline was the supplies carried by the civilian Merchant Navy, defended only by the thinly stretched Royal Navy. The merchant seamen worked in harsh conditions, were often poorly fed, and were always at the mercy of the Kriegsmarine. Based on his wartime diary, which is now held at the Imperial War Museum, Morris Beckman recounts his experiences as a radio operator in the Merchant Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. Genre:  Memoirs. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.54293 B397f Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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