[Hodson, J. L.], poems by John Masefield, — MERCHANTMEN AT WAR.
HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn., paperback original, 143pp, many half tone photos and maps, two original poems by John Masefield, large format (9 x 7 inches approx.), stapled photo pictorial wrappers, the official account of the Merchant Navy from 1939 to 1944, the ships and the men who sailed in them, the convoys and strategy, cargoes, armaments and catapult fighters, attacks by torpedo and aircraft, rescue ships, open boats and rafts, maps of the major convoy routes, examples of experiences on the Atlantic, Malta and Arctic runs, ills. include typical hold and deck cargo stowage diagrams, manned deck guns, convoys, rescues, loading plan, a convoy conference, Western Approaches operations room, etc., lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,
