Description: In this book the author who had a great success with ‘War in the Air’ lets the men and women who fought the naval war tell the story in their own words. From the killing grounds of the North Atlantic to the mangrove swamps of Burma, from giant liners carrying 15,000 troops at a time to the tiny, wave-lashed trawlers of the Royal Navy Patrol Service, the sailors, naval airmen and ‘back room’ staff who kept them at sea reveal at a personal level what it was like to be part of this vast and complex struggle of the Second World War and it’s effect on them, their families and their lives. The chapters include, the regulars, Merchant Navy, Dockyard Hands, Wavy Navy, Soldiers at Sea, Fleet Air Arm, Submariners, Bootnecks, WRNS and Survivors.