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The book presents chapters that trace voyages, encounters, ship defenses, and peril at sea, followed by an epilogue and supporting materials such as a glossary. Through these records, Bernard Edwards highlights endurance, daily realities aboard merchant vessels, and the lasting impact of wartime service.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSurvivors of Enemy Action  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nOther Books by Bernard Edwards  \nMasters Next to God They Sank the Red Dragon The Fighting Tramps  \nThe Grey Widow-Maker Blood and Bushido  \nSOS – Men Against the Sea Salvo!  \nAttack and Sink*  \nDönitz and the Wolf Packs* Return of the Coffin Ships Beware Raiders!*  \nThe Road to Russia*  \nThe Quiet Heroes*  \nThe Twilight of the U-boats* Beware the Grey Widow-Maker Death in the Doldrums* Japan’s Blitzkrieg*  \nWar of the U-boats*  \nRoyal Navy Versus the Slave Trade* The Cruel Sea Retold*  \nWar Under the Red Ensign 1914–1918* The Wolf Packs Gather*  \nConvoy Will Scatter* The Decoys*  \nU-boats Beyond Biscay* Churchill’s Thin Grey Line* From Hunter to Hunted* Running the Gauntlet*  \n* Denotes titles in print with Pen & Sword Books  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSurvivors of Enemy Action  \nExperiences of Merchant Seamen 1939–1945  \nBernard Edwards  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 2023 by  \nPen & Sword Maritime  \nAn imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited  \nYorkshire – Philadelphia  \nCopyright © Bernard Edwards 2023  \nISBN 978 1 39904 220 8  \nePUB ISBN 978 1 39904 222 2  \nMobi ISBN 978 1 39904 222 2  \nThe right of Bernard Edwards to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing.  \nPen & Sword Books Limited incorporates the imprints of After the Battle, Atlas, Archaeology, Aviation, Discovery, Family History, Fiction, History, Maritime, Military, Military Classics, Politics, Select, Transport, True Crime, Air World, Frontline Publishing, Leo Cooper, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing, The Praetorian Press, Wharncliffe Local History, Wharncliffe Transport,  \nWharncliffe True Crime and White Owl.  \nFor a complete list of Pen & Sword titles please contact  \nPEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED  \n47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England  \nE-mail: [enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk](enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk)  \n[Website:](Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk)[ ](Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk)[www.pen-and-sword.co.uk](Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk)  \nor  \nPEN AND SWORD BOOKS  \n1950 Lawrence Rd, Havertown, PA 19083, USA [E-mail:](E-mail: Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com)[ ](E-mail: Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com)[Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com](E-mail: Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com)[ ](E-mail: Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com)[Website:](Website: www.penandswordbooks.com)[ ](Website: www.penandswordbooks.com)[www.penandswordbooks.com](Website: www.penandswordbooks.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThis one is for ‘Dai bach’. May he grow up in a world at peace.  \nListen, while I tell you tales of the sea,  \nOf tumbling waves and whistling winds,  \nAnd all things tight and free.  \nOf the thundering guns in a world at war,  \nWhen the adrenaline was all aroar.  \nOf long, lazy days in tropic seas,  \nWith cotton-wool clouds and cooling rains,  \nAnd the sky at night alight  \nWith ten thousand twinkling stars.  \nAnd I’ll tell you tales of ports afar  \nFrom old Cape Town to Singapore,  \nAnd south again to Sydney’s shore.  \nOh, what wondrous sights we did see.  \nBernard Edwards 2022  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nAuthor ’s Note  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nEpilogue Glossary  \nThe Return of the Q-ship Eastbound Convoy, September 1940 Raider at Large  \nA Priso","cbCaii9bcGaci8aF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii9bcGaci8aF","pdf",4358442,4,196,"English","en",105,"# Author's Note\n# Chapter 1\n# Chapter 2\n# Chapter 3\n# Chapter 4\n# Chapter 5\n# Chapter 6\n# Chapter 7\n# Chapter 8\n# Chapter 9\n# Chapter 10\n# Chapter 11\n# Chapter 12\n# Chapter 13\n# Chapter 14\n# Chapter 15\n# Chapter 16\n# Epilogue\n# Glossary","[{\"question\":\"What time period does the book cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers experiences of merchant seamen from 1939 to 1945, spanning the wartime years described in the chapters.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the author of Survivors of Enemy Action?\",\"answer\":\"The author is Bernard Edwards.\"},{\"question\":\"What additional reference section is included at the end?\",\"answer\":\"A glossary is included after the epilogue to support understanding of terms used in the book.\"}]","Survivors of Enemy Action - 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