The Quiet Captain: An Irish Seaman in War and PeaceThis is my father's story, a seaman in peace and war, whether facing giant waves and hurricane force winds, clinging to a wildly gyrating deck on anti submarine and convoy escort patrols or nursing tiny, old unarmed steamers through darkened waters with nerves strung tight, waiting for a sudden bomb blast or torpedo explosion which would end the ship's life. It is the story of vital missions by merchant ships in the First World War to feed Britain