History Briefs: Captain John Walker RN - Britain's Greatest Fighting Naval Commander since Nelson

The Royal Navy's Captain John Walker was the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War. By 1939 he had repeatedly been passed over for promotion having specialised in the unfashionable art of submarine hunting. However with the U-boat peril in the Atlantic Ocean, his skills came to the fore. He provided much of the template for anti-submarine warfare during the war which together with his bravery and determination would result in him sinking more U-boats than any other commander during the War.

This is the story of his remarkable exploits which have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest naval commanders of all time and he has frequently been described as Britain's greatest fighting naval commander since Horatio Nelson.

This video forms part of the History Briefs series from "Great Stories from the Past" which is designed to provide a quick yet reasonably detailed overview of famous people and renowned events in history.

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