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The Fighting Captain: Story of Frederic John Walker RN, CB, DSO and the Battle of the Atlantic (Paperback)

by Alan Burn (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd; New Ed edition (Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0850525551
  • ISBN-13: 978-0850525557
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 472,862 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Captain F.J. Walker did more than any other man to win the Battle of the Atlantic, a vicious and unrelenting struggle which Churchill described as the dominating factor throughout World War Two.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the world's greatest naval officers., 25 Oct 2006
By Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fighting Captain: Frederic John Walker RN and the Battle of the Atlantic (Hardcover)
This is the story of the one and only "Walker RN" - an officer who had been passed-over for further promotion until war broke out in 1939. Only then did his sheer genius rise to the surface, only then, when Britain was faced with being starved into submission, were his ideas heard in the corridors of power, only then did the Royal Navy realise they should have promoted this man many years earlier.

The story of Frederic Walker is the story of a man who was charged with fighting U Boats in the north Atlantic. It is also the story of how he devised tactics to bring about immense success. In so doing, this man won no fewer than four DSO's - and no person in history was ever awarded five!

Sadly, those years of arduous and strenuous fighting in the most inhospitable of climates took their toll on this great leader of men and, having been finally promoted to Captain and awarded the CB he succumbed and died. He was later buried at sea.

Not only does this book bring to vivid life all the successes, failures, hardships and personal losses, it is exceedingly well written by one who served alongside the gallant Captain.

Well worth reading.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Modern naval officers should read this book, 25 April 2000
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As a serving seaman naval officer I found the descriptions of life at sea under wartime conditions fascinating. Memoirs such as this add essential flavour to the more scholarly works that cover the broad historical sweep of events concerning the Battle of the Atlantic. It's also notable that accounts such as this tend to be more frank and human than those written in the years immediately preceding the war, which tended to be more guarded in tone. An excellent read.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Vivid, true life account of U Boat hunting in World war II, 17 Mar 1999
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This is a vivid, true life account of Captain Walker, the famous Royal Naval U Boat hunter during the Battle of the Atlantic. As it is written by one of his crew it is not a perfectly crafted book. However, for anyone who wants a taste of what the war in the Atlantic was like or to learn about a fascinating man I would strongly recommend it.
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