The Sea is My Grave

About the Book

“How would posterity and the youth of Britain remember my men who had died in such a desperate battle? UNLESS they were told the story, they would have nothing to remember,” states Rear Admiral G.W.G. Simpson CB, CBE Captain of the Fighting Tenth Flotilla Malta, G.C. 1941-1943. With this in mind, author John L.D. Barnett pens a tribute to the men of the sea in his newly published book through Xlibris, The Sea is My Grave. Rich with mementos and photographs, this book is a tribute to Bill Barnett and all the wartime officers and men of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, who through their courage and determination, often suffered under atrocious conditions, fought against evil and for the freedom of Great Britain. It tells the story of Bill’s life and all that he’d seen, sailing the seas, on a British submarine. Readers will follow him as he cast his fate to the wind, and let his spirit roam free, fighting for freedom on the open sea. Appealing to family and friends of wartime naval officers, The Sea is My Grave is a tale of battles fought hard, and brave shipmates lost, all through World War II.

About the Author

John L. D. Barnett is a retired 64 year old, and the son of William George Barnett DSM. This is his second book, the first of which was a biography of his own life called No Pain, No Gain. Having spent many years in the forces himself, he decided to tell the true story of his father’s exploits in the Royal Navy, spanning from 1929 until his discharge in 1951. The story tells of his father’s early naval service in the Gunboats on the Yangtze River in China and all through the Second World War, serving with the fighting 10th submarine flotilla in Malta in 1942 until his father’s death in 1984. He finally retired from his own career as a petroleum HGV1 tanker driver in 2002 due to ill health.