The Man Who Hit The Scharnhorst: The Ordeal of Leading Seaman Nick Carter (1973) By John Austin
 
Leading Seaman Carter was the sole survivor of the destroyer HMS Acasta, one of 2 destroyers (the other HMS Ardent) escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious back from Norway in June, 1940, when she was intercepted by the German Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. This is the story of that battle in which all three British ships were sunk, Carter spending three days on a Carley float before rescue, and also covers the remainder of his war service. Ills include HMS Acasta, Ardent,
 
Soft Cover
189 pages
In Good Condition