Good WW2 British Sub book
'Send Down a Dove', by Charles MacHardy (1968).
I'm almost finished this book. A great atmospheric tale of daily life aboard a British sub, on a mission into the Norwegian fjords to disrupt U-boat traffic near the end of the war.
Lots of details of the everyday routine: meals, rum rations, hygiene (lack of), how the 'head' works, re-loading torpedoes,etc.
And of course, the attack runs, depth-charging, tension between crew members.
A British "Das Boot".
Don't know if its been mentioned here before but I highly recommend it.
Cheers
Ceedub
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