Author: Lund, Paul and Ludlam, Harry,
Title: OUT SWEEPS! - The Story of the Minesweepers in World War II.
Description: W. Foulsham and Co, London, ND (copyright 1978), 1st edn., 192pp, 16pp half tone photo ills, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, from personal accounts, the story of the minesweepers of WW2. In 1939 the Royal navy's minesweeping capability consisted of about 40 mainly WW1 vessels, half coal-burning 'Smokey Joes'. To these were soon added the trawlers of the Royal Naval Patrol Service, then came the new Halcyons, Algerines and Bangors as well as the BYMs and BAMs. An account illustrated by personal reminiscences of the development of minesweeping in WW2, from the early days of combatting new types of mine, degaussing and the LL sweep, of the work of the RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) officers (later called BMDO's - Bomb and Mine Disposal Officers), in home waters, the Mediterranean and other theatres, edges well tanned, ink name and date front free endpaper, text block lightly tanned throughout, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, faintly sunn ed at spine, very good in a near fine dustwrapper,

Keywords: war ww2 navy minesweeper byms trawler rnps smokey joe halcyon algerine bangor bams rms bmdo


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