The Scrap Iron Flotilla by Mike Carlton
An engrossing history of five elderly Royal Australian Navy destroyers—Stuart, Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager, and Waterhen—that fought with extraordinary grit in the Mediterranean in 1940–41, from convoy escorts and night raids to the evacuations of Greece and Crete and the perilous Tobruk Ferry Service; drawing on first‑hand accounts, it evokes claustrophobic life at sea, relentless air attack, inspired leadership, and mateship, while tracing the ships’ fates and the profound human cost of their courage.
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- 2024
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