From the Battle of the River Plate and Dunkirk to D-Day and the Pacific War, the memories of the men who took part in each campaign are vividly clear. Both the surviving naval VC holders tell their amazing stories.

Simon is discovered in the Hong Kong docks in 1948 and smuggled on board the HMS AMETHYST by a British sailor who takes pity on the malnourished kitten. The young cat quickly establishes himself as the chief rat-catcher in residence, while also winning the hearts of the entire crew. Then the AMETHYST is ordered to sail up the Yangtse, and tragedy strikes as it comes under fire from communist guns. Many of the crew are killed, and Simon is among those...

Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources.

Of the 1400 men on board HMS Hood on 24 May 1941, only 3 survived a German shell which blew Hood's reputation forever. The prestige ship of the Navy was overrated, her construction was flawed and out of date as soon as she was launched.