The Quiet Heroes

The Quiet Heroes

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The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second Worl

The Quiet Heroes

The Quiet Heroes

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Merchant seamen lived under constant threat of being torpedoed without warning. They knew that their chances of survival in the freezing Atlantic were minimal,

Survivors of Enemy Action

Survivors of Enemy Action

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The war years 1939 – 1945 were the most perilous in the long history of the British Merchant Navy. The figures speak for themselves. With 2,535 ships sunk and

Churchill's Thin Grey Line

Churchill's Thin Grey Line

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The first British casualties of the Second World War were not members of either the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force but British merchant seamen on t

Churchill's Thin Grey Line

Churchill's Thin Grey Line

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The naval historian and retired merchant navy captain recounts the contributions of Britain’s civilian ships during WWII in this “cracking read” (The Brid