Bibliograph

Escort, the Battle of the Atlantic

Type

Label

Escort, the Battle of the Atlantic

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Escort

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Classics of naval literature

Sub title

the Battle of the Atlantic

Summary

This is the story of one man's war and of the Royal Navy's escort vessels - trawlers, corvettes and destroyers - that guarded Britain's ocean life-lines across the Atlantic against the ravaging forays of U-Boats and surface raiders. This highly acclaimed firsthand account of convoy escort operations in the North Atlantic from 1939 to 1945 is based on Rayner's astonishing war record. Denys Arthur Rayner was a Royal Navy officer who fought throughout the Battle of the Atlantic. After intensive war service at sea, Rayner became a writer, a farmer, and a successful designer and builder of small sailing craft

Target audience

adult

Classification