Dardanelles Patrol
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Book by Shankland, Peter, Hunter, Anthony
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The remarkable story of the Royal Navy Submarine Service in the First World War deserves greater recognition. This book takes you inside their world.
It tells the story of an action-packed patrol by submarine E.11 into the dangerous Turkish waters of the Sea of Marmora during the Dardanelles Campaign in 1915. E.11’s captain, Martin Nasmith VC, pushed the limits of what was possible to attack enemy warships and supplies, even swimming out to disarm a torpedo that failed to explode in order to use it again!
The book resembles a novel, but the events are entirely factual to the…
From Mark's list on WWI naval history without the same old story.
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