From Dartmouth to War is a first-hand account of life as a Royal Navy midshipman during the Second World War. The book includes descriptions of the Battle of Matapan, the bombing of Taranto and the sinking of HMS Barham. Adrian Holloway was onlyA 17 when he left the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in 1940 and joined HMS Valiant as a Midshipman, sharing a gunroom with Midshipmen Terry Lewin and HRH Prince Philip. He arrived in the Mediterranean in time to witness the darkest days of the Mediterranean Fleeta??providing cover for the Fleet Air Arma??s raid on Taranto, fighting at the Battle of Matapan and taking part in the evacuation of Cretea??during which time the Royal Navya??s vessels were decimated. He also witnessed the sinking of HMS Barham, and after returning from a posting to the Australian destroyer HMAS Nizam, was back onboard Valiant when Italian frogmen mined her in Alexandria Harbor in 1941. In From Dartmouth to War Adrian Holloway presents a fascinating first-hand...

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