"Brittany Patrol: The Story of the Suicide Fleet", by Wickliffe Rose, published by W.W. Norton and Company, New York, stated First Edition, 1937; illustrated with b/w photos.

"The Brittany Patrol was the naval organization directed from Brest, Finistere, the westermost tip of France. It was composed of French and American vessels of many types, which operated in the Bay of Biscay and west about halfway to the Azores. The vessels were occupied in patrolling for submarines, sweeping for mines, and defending shipping and troop transports against attack. The American force operated in the Brittany Patrol for a year and a half, and this account is confined to that period. The submarine war was a war against ships and shipping, and the Brittany Patrol worked out a system which successfully defended the vessels entrusted to its care." -- from the Preface.

Provenance

John Stanley Mahoney (1903-2002), Was a teacher with 38 years in the City of Boston, Massachusetts School System. A veteran of WW II, he served as a LCDR in the U.S. Navy. Gift inscription on half-title page

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c. 2-6 weeks) -- $23.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $28.50

Hard cover, tan cloth with orange lettering to front board and spine, lightly soiled boards, the endpapers are maps [the back endpaper is creased at the hinges], 5.3/4” x 8.1/2”; 367 pages including Index + photos on glossy paper, inscription on the half-title page [see photo], some aging, corner wear, very good condition.