Description

Title: ‘Dems! What’s Dems?” – The Story of the Men of the Royal Australian Navy Who Manned Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships During World War II

Author: Marcus, Alex

Condition: Very Good Plus – Some foxing to first and last few pages.

Edition: 1st Edition

Publication Date: 1986

ISBN: 0864390122

Cover: Hard Cover without Dust Jacket – 209 pages

Comments: The men of the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships of the Merchant Navy did their vital and perilous work during the war without trumpeting or fuss. This is the story of the Merchant Navy and how they transported the war supplies for the allied war effort.

Many Australians served in the Merchant Navy during World War 2.

Includes the names of the DEMS gunners during World War II, awards received and lists the vessels to which Royal Australian Navy DEMS ratings were drafted.