In Action With Destroyers 1935-1945 book Men perished one by one

Men perished one by one in lifeboats

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

with both sides relying heavily on Signals Intelligence to intercept and break each other’s codes

Author: Ian Blake

and life-saving equipment including operating theatres

In Action With Destroyers 1935-1945 book Men perished one by oneIn 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