This sort of book makes you feel that England can't be beaten. It is the record of the failure of the pocket battleships,...

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IN THE WAKE OF THE RAIDERS & THE MERCHANT NAVY FIGHTS

This sort of book makes you feel that England can't be beaten. It is the record of the failure of the pocket battleships, terror of the seas a year ago; of the tramp steamers versus the German U boats; of six months raiding, ten years preparation- and failure. There's the City of Flint story; there are stories of the Deutschland, the Alcantara and the Rena, the Graf Spee, the Altmark and the Cossack, the gallant merchant ships and their amazing record of success. While there are such boats manned

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Publisher: Dutton

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1940

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