Alfie's war : a Fleet Air Arm Officer's exciting exploits of HMS Illustrious, in Greece and Crete / Richard Pike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pike, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sutton, A. W. F. (Alan William Frank).

Sutton, A. W. F.

Great Britain. Royal Navy. Fleet Air Arm.

Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945.

Crete (Greece)--History, Military--20th century.

Crete (Greece).

Greece--Crete.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Grub Street, 2012.

Summary:

Written in three parts, and as a sequel to Seven Seas, Nine Lives, Richard Pike continues the remarkable experiences of Captain AWF 'Alfie' Sutton CBE DSC and bar RN. During events which come as close to fiction as is imaginable, the first part describes how Alfie, badly injured and close to death during the bombing of HMS Illustrious by the Luftwaffe in January 1941, wakes to find himself laid out amongst the dead, but miraculously still able to help the ship on to Malta. After full recovery, part two starts with his involvement in the Allied campaign in Greece in the spring of 1941, leading

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part One: Illustrious Blitz""; ""Chapter 1: Stormy Prospects""; ""Chapter 2: Heroic Heritage""; ""Chapter 3: Conversation with a Marine""; ""Chapter 4: Just Dreams?""; ""Chapter 5: Wardroom Issues""; ""Chapter 6: Going Wrong""; ""Chapter 7: Trapani, Sicily""; ""Chapter 8: Rising Tension""; ""Chapter 9: Illustrious Looms""; ""Chapter 10: Stuka Intruder""; ""Chapter 11: Hangar Horrors""; ""Chapter 12: Concussed""; ""Chapter 13: Heaven or Hell?""; ""Chapter 14: Quarter-Deck Mayhem""; ""Chapter 15: Malta Waits""

""Chapter 16: Ongoing Battle""""Chapter 17: Absent Friends""; ""Part Two: Crete Conflict""; ""Chapter 18: Dawn Chorus""; ""Chapter 19: Stand To""; ""Chapter 20: Call of Duty""; ""Chapter 21: Long Legacies""; ""Chapter 22: Air Raid""; ""Chapter 23: Know Thy Enemy""; ""Chapter 24: Invasion""; ""Chapter 25: Turning Tide""; ""Chapter 26: Withdrawal""; ""Chapter 27: Mountain Escape""; ""Chapter 28: Shades of Dunkirk""; ""Chapter 29: Final Scenes""; ""Chapter 30: Postscript � A summary of Captain A W F �Alfie� Sutton�s life by Captain Richard Sutton""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781909166332

1909166332

OCLC:

854974653