Frogman V.C.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: unmkd. Binding condition: Intact.
One of the most daring underwater operations of the Second World War was carried out not by a fleet of warships, but by a single midget submarine and the courage of one extraordinary man. Frogman V.C. is the firsthand account of Ian Fraser, a Royal Navy officer awarded the Victoria Cross for his audacious 1945 attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser *Takao* in the Johore Strait — an assault conducted in a cramped, claustrophobic XE-craft submarine against overwhelming odds. Fraser recounts in vivid detail the meticulous training, nerve-shredding tension, and split-second decisions that defined one of the most celebrated acts of gallantry in British naval history. Beyond the immediate drama of combat, this memoir stands as a testament to the quiet heroism of Britain's special underwater forces — men who operated in near-total obscurity yet shaped the outcome of the war's final campaigns. Fraser's prose is direct and unembellished, carrying the unassuming confidence of a man who has nothing to prove, which makes the account all the more compelling. For readers drawn to true stories of wartime courage beneath the waves, Frogman V.C. delivers an unforgettable portrait of bravery at its most intimate and extreme.
Author: Ian Fraser
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Angus & Robertson, London
Genre: WW2
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: unmkd. Binding condition: Intact.
One of the most daring underwater operations of the Second World War was carried out not by a fleet of warships, but by a single midget submarine and the courage of one extraordinary man. Frogman V.C. is the firsthand account of Ian Fraser, a Royal Navy officer awarded the Victoria Cross for his audacious 1945 attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser *Takao* in the Johore Strait — an assault conducted in a cramped, claustrophobic XE-craft submarine against overwhelming odds. Fraser recounts in vivid detail the meticulous training, nerve-shredding tension, and split-second decisions that defined one of the most celebrated acts of gallantry in British naval history. Beyond the immediate drama of combat, this memoir stands as a testament to the quiet heroism of Britain's special underwater forces — men who operated in near-total obscurity yet shaped the outcome of the war's final campaigns. Fraser's prose is direct and unembellished, carrying the unassuming confidence of a man who has nothing to prove, which makes the account all the more compelling. For readers drawn to true stories of wartime courage beneath the waves, Frogman V.C. delivers an unforgettable portrait of bravery at its most intimate and extreme.