Midget submarine commander
Watkins, Paul2012
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Lieutenant Godfrey Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 which placed four tons of high explosive under the hull of the German battleship Tirpitz. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944, at the age of 22. Taken prisoner he was repatriated to England at the end of the war, and continued to serve in the Royal Navy for 25 years. This is his story.
Main title:
Midget submarine commander / Paul Watkins.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2012.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781848848009 (hbk)1848848005 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'451'092940.545920PLA940.545109
Language:
English
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BRN:
1780065
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