I'm looking for great acts of naval heroism during WW2- can you recommend any?

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My baby brother recently watched 'The cruel sea', and he now loves naval battles- especially WW2 ones!

I've looked in to some true-life stories I can read to him about WW2 heroism on the high seas- preferably real 'guts-and-thunder' stuff that would suit a young boy. I've found the stories of the final moments of the SS Rawalpindi and HMS Glow-worm so far- can you recommend any others?
 
try the navy website for help. they have a complete history of the naval battles during ww2 there. that would be a start. then you could use some of the information to narrow a search to specific individuals or ships. try this for starters:
www.acepilots.com/medals/us_ww2_medals.html
www.cmohs.org
you can also try the history channel website.
 
The mini-subs that attacked the Tirpitz?

Operation Pedestal?

Battle of the River Plate (not a bad film, either)?
 
Have a look at this web site. Good reading lists suggested.

http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/research_info_Readinglists.htm
 
I cannot recall the ships name, but an American destroyer sailed up and down the beaches of Normandy during Operation Overlord providing direct fire on targets. The ship was so close it was in danger of beaching itself and taking German small arms fire.
 
this is the one I hear old vets talk about

http://www.amazon.com/Abandon-Ship-Indianapolis-Greatest-Disaster/dp/006018471X

it really is amazing. It's an amazon link so you can read the reviews, too. Maybe get it at the library.
 
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