The Search by John Henry Phillips

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In 2016, archaeologist John Henry Phillips was volunteering with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy. Due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room & reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed. That veteran was Patrick Thomas – it was an encounter that would change both their lives forever. Patrick’s landing craft, LCH 185, had led the first wave into Sword Beach on D-Day, & stayed off Normandy until the 25th June when an acoustic mine sent it to the seabed along with most of the crew. His story transfixed John, & the resulting search for the shipwreck was to consume him. Jumping back & forwards in time, between vivid descriptions of 19-year-old Patrick’s final days on board LCH 185 & John’s thrilling search to find the shipwreck, ‘The Search’ is an emotional story of a devastating time in history.