The Navy: 1939 to the Present Day

by Max Arthur

Based entirely on first-hand accounts, this book traces the history of the Royal Navy from the Battle of the River Plate and Dunkirk to D-Day, the Pacific War, Palestine, Suez, the Falklands and the Gulf. It uses the memories of the men who took part to create a picture of each campaign.

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Max Arthur is an author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series, Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. Prior to becoming a writer, he served with the Royal Air Force and for some years was an actor.