The damned don't drown

Sellwood, Arthur V.

Pinnacle

<p>Li Wo had been built in 1935 for running a passenger service on the River Yangtse. In 1940, she was requisitioned and commissioned into the Royal Navy at Singapore as HMS Li Wo. Shortly before the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, HMS Li Wo was ordered to head for Batavia, now Jakarta in Indonesia. After coming under air attack, the Li Wo came across a Japanese convoy heading for the island of Sumatra, escorted by a squadron of warships. Armed with one 4-inch gun (with thirteen shells and three practice rounds) and two Lewis guns, the Li Wo attacked.After the war, Li Wo’s commander was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery. A DSO and nine other decorations were awarded to members of Li Wo’s small crew.In this book, A. V. Sellwood has pieced together the almost unbelievable story of the most decorated small ship in the Royal Navy, a story which might otherwise have remained lost in the Admiralty archives.</p>

HMS Li Wo: The Most Decorated Small Ship in the Navy

History

Military

Amberley Publishing

<p>The story of Nazi Germany's most successful commerce raider of World War Two, sinking over 160,000 tons of Allied shipping. Ship 16 sank twenty-two British and Allied ships during its 110,000 miles and 602 days continuously - at sea until she was sunk by HMS Devonshire. Her exploits in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans over almost two years created huge problems for the Allies as they tried to find the mystery ship with twenty-six disguises. Sinking ship after ship, Atlantis also searched them for documents. Finding secret files on the Automedon regarding British troop dispositions in the Far East, this document hastened Japan's entry into the war. Eventually sunk in November 1941, the 350 crew of Atlantis, as Ship 16 had been named, were rescued by U-boat which towed them to the safety of the supply ship Python. Sunk again, four U-boats eventually took the survivors of both Atlantis and Python to safety in France. The story is told by the ship's First Officer and was recounted from his diaries kept aboard the Atlantis.</p>

Ship 16: The Story of a German Surface Raider

Mohr, Ulrich

Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human  courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch  Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of  1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team,  Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who learnt the truth about the disaster from  the men and women who experienced this horrific disaster first hand. This book details each stage of the rescue and reports the reactions of  those trapped underground. Black Avalanche tells the story of the men  who lived their lives underground and of the women who feared for their  safety. Finally, Arthur and Mary Sellwood illustrate how tragedy and  disaster can unite people, regardless of their class, age or gender, as  they struggle to cope with the situations they find themselves in.

Black Avalanche: The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster

Arts & Photography

Sellwood, Mary

Photography & Video

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