The memoirs of Lieutenant John Davidson R.N.V.R. from his registration for war service in 1940, to his formal discharge from the Royal Navy in February 1945. Included are details of his time on HMS Tynwald until her sinking by a German U-Boat in 1942, and Operation Torch - the invasion of North Africa. In addition, there is an account of life aboard the destroyer, HMS Scourge, during the escort of a military convoy to Polyarno near Murmansk in Russia and an account of the invasion of Normandy - 'Operation Overlord: D-Day and after'. Finally, a copy of the letter written from John Davidson to his wife on Monday 12 June 1944 is included, giving a personal account of his part in D-Day.