{"product_id":"a-long-night-for-the-vic-ould-9781789551631","title":"A Long Night for the Canteen Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs WW2progressed and convoys of merchant ships were lost to the enemy the Royal Navy provided armed escorts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe very last escort vessel then became known as 'THE CANTEEN BOAT'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vessel would be commanded by the lowest ranking of the Royal Navy escort Vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH.M.S. CASSANDRA a brand new Destroyer was in her last stages of \"Working up \".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story here is remarkable how an inexperienced war ship and ships company battled the odds with little help and survived without suffering more casualties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conditions were terrible, but the morale was good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have not been able to find any record of a situation recorded similar to that contained in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the above had not been successfully accomplished the only alternative most likely would have been the following.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemove everybody that it was possible to remove, before the convoy steamed too far ahead. The ship would have then been sunk by our own forces to prevent it falling into the hands of the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vic Ould\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789551633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789551631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Vic Ould","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437049852159,"sku":"9781789551631","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9087a5af-b7d4-41a4-b38a-b861f747cd2a.jpg?v=1777159523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-long-night-for-the-vic-ould-9781789551631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}