Hands to Action Stations - Memoirs of a very young Naval Officer (1939 - 1945)

This is an eye witness account of a number of Campaigns and Battles, including a detailed description of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismarck, that the author fought in during the Second World War. Peter Poland joined the naval combat shortly after his seventeenth birthday. He was involved in many actions throughout the War, including the pursuit and sinking of the battleship “Bismark” in 1941. Poland underwent commando training, he was raised in the ranks to becoming Lieutenant, First in Command, for the last four months of the conflict. This tale encompasses his experiences from when he joined the Navy in 1940 until the war ended with the dropping of the Atom Bomb. This book provides a thrilling first-hand account of what took place on the high seas during the last World War, told with the honesty and charm of an English gentleman who has dedicated his life to the water since an early age.