In Action With Destroyers 1935-1945 book An incisive account of the

An incisive account of the Arctic convoys

They devised a plan which was to glide as quietly as possible on their approach to the quarry and power up the engine only seconds before they attacked a plan that was unfortunately unsuccessful

Dennis recorded his remarkable experiences with a light even irreverent touch and

The solution was to create a fleet of 30 small Merchant Navy vessels of about 1

Men perished one by one in lifeboats

In Action With Destroyers 1935-1945 book An incisive account of theIn Action with Destroyers 1939 1945 is a superbly written and exciting eyewitness account of the war at sea from 1939 to 1945. There can have been few, if any, naval officers who saw so much action as Alec Dennis, who served in four destroyers; HMS Griffin and Savage initially before commanding Valorous and Tetcott. While too modest to admit to it, he was mentioned in Despatches three times (Norway, sinking the Schnarhorst and in the North Sea) and