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Ruari McLean started his war in 1939 as a pacifist, but by Christmas he had changed his mind and joined the Royal Navy. Altogether he spent five years in the Navy, sailed on or under five oceans, and walked on three continents. He wore seven different kinds of hat, carried (but never used) six kinds of gun and was issued with an Instantaneous Death Tablet. In Half Seas Under, the author vividly brings to life his time as Liaison Officer on the Free French submarine Rubis when they saw action off the coast of Norway, his time in Naval Intelligence and his role in reconnaissance work behind Japanese lines in the Far East. Written with warmth and humour, this is the story of one man's remarkable war. |
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