For Those in Peril: Fifty Years of Royal Navy Search and Rescue

A fascinating collection of the most astounding search and rescue missions ever attempted. Perfect for fans of Kevin Grange, Lee Whittlesey and Edward Wake-Walker. At the height of World War Two, with Allied shipping under constant attack by U-Boats, the Royal Navy began to conduct vital search and rescue missions. Over the course of the next fifty years this operational requirement to rescue ditched aircrew or wounded soldiers developed into an all-weather, year-round, 24-hour-a-day servic...