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ALLAWAY, JIM: : HERO OF THE UPHOLDER: THE STORY OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER M.D WANKLYN VC,DSO - THE ROYAL NAVY'S TOP SUBMARINE ACE

UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE (SALOP).AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1991.

ISBN 1853102180.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject's colour portrait painting illustrated upper panel and boat's (HMS Upholder) plaque/ crest,illustrated rear panel,with white+ brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable,but light,superficial scoring/indents to dw/dj - nothing excessive.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-191pp [paginated] includes author's preface and acknowledgements,30 chapters, 16pp of contemporary b/w maps (2)+ b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp96/7, appendices(2),a bibliography,source references and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table and a foreword (by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fieldhouse of Gosport GCB,GBE - Flag Officer Submarines, 1976-78). 'His loss affected me more than any other incident I can recall during the war.' Thus Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hezlet would write of Lieutenant Commander David Wanklyn,the Royal Navy's top submarine ace. The VC and three DSOs awarded to Wanklyn make him the most highly decorated Royal Navy hero of the Second World War - yet he remains one of the least known.Only within the Submarine Service dies his legend continue to burn bright and its latest class of submarines has been named after his most celebrated command,HMS Upholder. The original Upholder was lost with all hands off Tripoli in April 1942 after a brilliant career. The Royal Navy's submarines' efforts in starving Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean to North Africa was one of the most telling factors in the Allies' victory in the Western Desert.HMS Upholder was pre-eminent in this campaign and her commanding officer was by common consent the lode-star followed by the submarine skippers of the Malta-based Tenth Flotilla. Here for the first time is an attempt to explore the enigma of one of the Submarine Service's best-loved and most elusive personalities.It is also the story of his men,of the close-knit family whose confidence in him never wavered,despite the disappointments of the early patrols that actually led his superiors to wonder whether he could be kept in command; through the long series of spectacular successes that took him to the front rank of the aces; and on to the very end when they joined the sad Roll of Honour of those still on patrol. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles? Please search my SIGNED,NAVAL/MILITARY, GENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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