73 North;: The defeat of Hitler's navy Review

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73 North;: The defeat of Hitler's navy ReviewIn addition to coming from a ship-owning family, author and naval historian Dudley Pope was also a former naval officer who was injured during the Battle of the Atlantic. To this work, therefore, he brings a knowledge and understanding of the subject in addition to providing the reader with a truly gripping account of the grim reality of War at Sea.
In 73 North, Pope recounts the factual tale of a small detachment of British Destroyers which, during WW2 whilst escorting a convoy to Russia, came under attack by a German cruiser group with their own destroyer escort. Although outnumbered and out-gunned, they acquitted themselves in heroic fashion.
In order to underline the way in which this work marks Pope as one of the most proficient wordsmiths ever to put pen to paper and relive a naval battle, I will provide a brief example of the way in which he describes the direct hit on the bridge of the Flotilla Leader, HMS Onslow. With dead and injured all around, one of the officers steps forward to issue commands until he hears someone clear his throat and discovers his captain (Captain Sherbrooke) is alive after all and standing right behind him. Later the doctor is called to the bridge and, quite simply, the following says it all; "He found Sherbrooke, blood streaming from his face, standing against the binnacle. By the flickering light of the flames it took only a few seconds to see that a splinter had smashed his left cheekbone, nose and the left side of his forehead and that his left eye was hanging down his cheek."
There is, however, so much more to this tale than just an accurate blow-by-blow account of such a trying ordeal. For me it was the way in which the doctor who, in a state of complete terror and with knees knocking, explained the overall sense of loss felt when Sherbrooke became injured. This reminded of a similar account from another author when the CO of 2 Para at Arnhem (Lt Colonel John Frost) - another marvellous leader who also seemed so utterly invincible until wounded.
This a great account of the Battle of the Barents Sea and one which should not be overlooked by anyone with an interest in learning what exactly happened.
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