From its fledgling beginnings at the start of World War I, by the war's end the Dover Patrol had grown into one of the most important Royal Navy commands of the war, performing several duties simultaneously in the southern North Sea and Dover Straits. The ships of the Dover Patrol mounted anti-submarine patrols, the continuous escorting of merchantmen, hospital and troop ships, guarding the southernmost waters of the North Sea, laying and maintaining anti-submarine nets, sweeping up German minefields and laying minefields ...
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From its fledgling beginnings at the start of World War I, by the war's end the Dover Patrol had grown into one of the most important Royal Navy commands of the war, performing several duties simultaneously in the southern North Sea and Dover Straits. The ships of the Dover Patrol mounted anti-submarine patrols, the continuous escorting of merchantmen, hospital and troop ships, guarding the southernmost waters of the North Sea, laying and maintaining anti-submarine nets, sweeping up German minefields and laying minefields in the Dover Strait, and the bombardment of enemy positions on the Belgian coast.
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1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges-in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 216, illus with b&w photos and maps (no inscriptions).
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Alan Sutton Publishing, Stroud, UK. 1998. Viii, 216 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. From its early beginnings in WWI, the Dover Patrol grew to become one of the most important naval commands of the war, performing several duties simultaneously in the southern North Sea and Dover Straits. The patrol mounted anti-submarine patrols, escorted merchantmen, hospital and troop ships, guarded the southernmost waters of the North Sea, and bombarded enemy positions on the Belgian coast, among other duties. After its celebrated blockade operations upon Zeebrugge and Ostend in April 1918, the Dover Patrol's repuatation was assured and it was held in high esteem by the Allied powers. This narrative is fully illustrated with photographs, maps, and meorabilia, bringing alive the inspiring story of the men who served with the Dover Patrol in the war at sea and relating many acts of heroism and bravery. EB; Pocket Biographies; 9.8 X 7.0 X 0.8 inches; 216 pages.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0750919671. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Stories of the war at sea with the men of the Dover patrol. Illustrated with photos. Quarto. 216 pp. Including glossary and index. In protective Mylar.
