{"product_id":"more-lives-than-a-ships-stoke-9781399071369","title":"More Lives Than a Ship's Cat: The Most Highly Decorated Midshipman 1939-1945","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Cleverly titled, well written, fast moving, More Lives Than a Ship's Cat is a riveting look at British naval history from an unusual, intimate point of view.\" --The Northern Mariner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy any standards Mick Stoke's experiences in the Royal Navy during the Second World War were remarkable. Aged nineteen, he was 'Mentioned in Despatches' and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his courage during incessant bombing during the Siege of Tobruk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe survived multiple torpedo attacks, firstly serving on the cruiser Glasgow, which was hit twice; on the battleship Queen Elizabeth at sea and blown up by human torpedoes at Alexandria; and on HMS Hardy, struck in January 1944, while escorting Russian Arctic Convoy JW56B.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1942, he was serving on HMS Carlisle during the fiercely fought Malta convoys and took part in the Battle of Sirte. Later that year he was awarded the MBE 'for outstanding bravery, resource and devotion to duty during very heavy bombing' at the port of Bone during Operation TORCH. He went on to serve at D-Day and later in the Pacific on HMS Rajah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a privilege to read Mick Stoke's graphic and modest memoir. Readers will appreciate and understand how he became 'The Most Highly Decorated Paymaster Midshipman in the Royal Navy'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stoke, Jeremy Stoke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 139907136X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399071369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Maritime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.48w x 1.13d","brand":"Stoke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075662541055,"sku":"9781399071369","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5655ea39-bd36-4bfe-81bd-8548e40fb798.jpg?v=1685460734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/more-lives-than-a-ships-stoke-9781399071369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}