Gun Shield Graffiti in the Battle of the Atlantic: Stories and artwork from Allied and Merchant navies of WWII Essays are as varied and intriguing

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Gun Shield Graffiti in the Battle of the Atlantic: Stories and artwork from Allied and Merchant navies of WWII Essays are as varied and intriguingA feast of colorful artwork adorns the walls of a Second World War era officers club in the North Atlantic city of St. Johns cartoons painted onto ship gun shields that convey stories of courage and cowardice, resolve and resilience, triumph and tragedy. The Sea Going Officers Club (now known as the Crows Nest Officers Club) opened its doors in 1942. It served as a war time retreat where allied naval and merchant officers from the United Kingdom,