Destroyer Captain: Memoirs of the War at Sea, 1942-45

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Destroyer Captain: Memoirs of the War at Sea, 1942-45

Roger Hill · 1986 · 299 pages

This is an account of what it was like to command a destroyer during World War II. Spanning 1942 to 1945, Hill commanded HMS Ledbury during the tragedy of Arctic convoy PQ17 and played an outstanding role in Operation Pedestal. The pressures of command and the strain of years of continual fighting are conveyed here.

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