CONVOY MERCHANT SAILOR

Subtitled: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945. Now available in paperback! From their first casualty in September 1939, to the last on VE Day in May 1945, nearly 50, 000 men of the Allied merchant service lost their lives to Axis torpedoes, bombs and guns. This stunning portrait, first published in 1998, pays tribute to their all-important role. Rare photos, paintings, and memorabilia convey an impression of the dangers faced by the seamen in the stormy North Atlantic, the ice-fields of North Cape, the Barents Sea, and the vast expanses of the Pacific. Sftbd., 10'x 10', 224 pgs., 53 b&w ill., 60 color.