Ebook: Course for Disaster: From Scapa Flow to the River Kwai

This is the story of the life at sea, by Naval Officer Richard Pool. He saw the evacuation of Dunkirk, the Fall of Singapore, was sunk of the coast of Malaya and was stranded on a desert island for four months.;Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Early Years; 2 Peace to War; 3 War -- the First Year; 4 War -- the second Year; 5 Prince of Wales and Repulse; 6 Malayan Campaign; 7 Departure from Singapore; 8 Tjebia Island; 9 Marooned; 10 Escape to Captivity; 11 Prisoner of War; 12 Reflections; Epilogue; Appendices.