Author: Jenkins, Ford,
Title: PORT WAR - Lowestoft 1939-1945.
Description: W. S. Cowell, Ipswich, [1946], 1st edn., 80pp, half tone photo frontis, numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 7.5 inches approx.), blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, a photographic record of Lowestoft during WW2, of evacuees, of ships and shipbuilding, vessels and service personnel from Royal Naval Patrol Service (HMS Europa), Coastal Forces (HMS Mantis) and the local minesweeping base (HMS Martello), RAF Air Sea Rescue launches, of ARP, Civil Defence and WVS, many ills. of bomb damage to the town especially the 'Wallers' raid, with a diary of some notable events, the numerous photographs are captioned and although they are presented in a somewhat strange order they comprise an important record of the town at war, with a summary of local aircraft crashes and table of air attacks with details of date, time, location, casualties and bombs dropped, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., small bookplate front pastedown and three line ink gift inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed with slight loss at extrems. repaired to reverse, spinen sunned with substantial surface rubbing, ink gift inscr. front flap, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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