Churchill's Pirates: The Royal Naval Patrol Service in World War II

by Diane Canwell and Jonathan Sutherland

The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tate's Navy as it was commonly known, was a unique service with its own rules and regulations. The officers and seamen were mainly ex-fishermen who had manned trawlers in Icelandic waters. The service was armed mostly with obsolete weaponry and suffered heavy casualties in the early stages of the war. The service was not confined to the seas around Britain and their small trawlers, drifters, paddle steamers,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848842562
• ISBN13: 9781848842564
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"