Waves of Hate: Naval Atrocities of the Second World WarWhilst researching his earlier book Sea Killers in Disguise, the author unearthed a rich stem of incidents at sea which happened during the two World Wars that shocked and surprised him. This book is the result of further in-depth study covering the Second World War. It reveals a long catalogue of atrocities perpetrated not just by Germany and Japan but, sensationally, by the British and her Allies.Thanks to Tony Bridgland's meticulous research, into a wide variety of incidents at sea, makes for vivid and compelling, if uneasy, reading |
Contents
The Seavacuees of the City of Benares | |
The Laconia Affair | |
The Second Patrol of HMS Torbay | |
ss Peleus a Greek Tragedy in the Atlantic | |
The Yanks Give no Quarter | |
The Tjisalak Massacre | |
The Trawler Noreen Mary | |
The HellShips 1 Rayuko and Kachidoki 11 The HellShips 2 Lisbon Maru | |
The Others | |
The Verdicts | |
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