Sailors Behind the Medals

Twenty-three riveting true stories of the heroic acts that earned WWII Royal Navy sailors their awards for gallantry. Includes photos. The story of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is an epic, consisting of both dramatic battles such as the River Plate and Matapan, and drawn-out campaigns such as the escort of convoys to Malta and northern Russia. Sailors Behind the Medals examines the careers of twenty-three sailors whose part in these actions resulted in the award of their medals. The au