Author: JULLIAN Marcel
Title: HMS Fidelity. [Translated by Mervyn Savill. First English Edition]. IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO
Description: Souvenir Press,, 1957. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 11 plates on 8 and an illustration in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with anchor motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The truly remarkable story of a unique vessel - a largely Free French Q-ship enrolled wholesale into the Royal Navy and eventually sunk in the Atlantic in December 1942. This account is based largely on facts provided by Pat O'Leary who survived the sinking to organise the 'Pat' escape routes from France. First published in France in the preceding year. An elegant copy. Enser, p.381; Law, 0861.

Keywords: naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, q-ships, hms fidelity, battle of the atlantic, atlantic, jullian, marcel jullian


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