The Blockade Busters

Author : Ralph Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0701121890

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The Blockade Busters by Ralph Barker Pdf

Author : Ralph Barker
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473819115

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The Blockade Busters by Ralph Barker Pdf

Recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940, set about running vital cargoes of Swedish ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where German air strength was dominant and where the Royal Navy dare not trespass. Despite Admiralty gloom and in the face of political objections that were overcome by Binney's persistence, five ships carrying a year's supply of valuable materials for the expanding British war industries were successfully sailed to Britain in January 1941. A following attempt was not as successful and ended when six ships were sunk or scuttled. But then came the saga of the Little Ships, the motor gunboats flying the Red Duster that operated out of the Humber to and from the Swedish coast in the winter of 1943/44, defying the strengthened German defences and the wrath of severe weather.

Author : Ralph Barker
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844152827

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The Blockade Busters by Ralph Barker Pdf

Recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940, set about running vital cargoes of Swedish ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where German air strength was dominant and where the Royal Navy dare not trespass. Despite Admiralty gloom and in the face of political objections that were overcome by Binney's persistence, five ships carrying a year's supply of valuable materials for the expanding British war industries were successfully sailed to Britain in January 1941. A following attempt was not as successful and ended when six ships were sunk or scuttled. But then came the saga of the Little Ships, the motor gunboats flying the Red Duster that operated out of the Humber to and from the Swedish coast in the winter of 1943/44, defying the strengthened German defences and the wrath of severe weather.

Author : Blake Holliday
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1468083392

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Blockade Buster Volume 1: the Conspiracy by Blake Holliday Pdf

An alternative historical fiction set just prior to the Civil War. We find our main character disillusioned by the politics of the time. When a chance for revenge is handed to him he studies over the opportunity before excepting the challenge.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1857431790

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International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004 by Europa Publications Pdf

Accurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Author : Catherine Bailey
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141906003

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Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey Pdf

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain andbelonged to the Fitzwilliam family. It is England's forgotten palace which belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. But coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century British politics, lies at its heart. This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century.

Author : Ken Ford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849082600

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The Cockleshell Raid by Ken Ford Pdf

On the night of December 7, 1942, five canoes were launched off the mouth of the Gironde river, each containing a pair of British commandoes tasked with slipping into the port of Bordeaux and destroying as many of the merchant ships as possible. Only two of the canoes made it to the target, but it was enough. Five enemy ships were badly damaged in the attack. It then became a game of cat and mouse for the surviving commandoes in their attempt to get back to Britain. Some of the men made it to Gibraltar; others were caught and executed. Author Ken Ford gives a blow-by-blow account of one of the most daring raids of World War II, which badly upset the flow of material into Germany, and which gave the British public a much needed victory.

Author : Bruce A. Elleman,S.C.M. Paine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134257294

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Naval Blockades and Seapower by Bruce A. Elleman,S.C.M. Paine Pdf

This new collection of scholarly, readable, and up-to-date essays covers the most significant naval blockades of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Here the reader can find Napoleon’s Continental Blockade of England, the Anglo-American War of 1812, the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the first Sino-Japanese War 1894-95, the Spanish-American War, the First World War, the second Sino-Japanese War 1937-45, the Second World War in Europe and Asia, the Nationalist attempt to blockade the PRC, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the British blockade of Rhodesia, the Falklands War, the Persian Gulf interdiction program, the PRC "missile" blockade of Taiwan in 1996, and finally Australia's recent "reverse" blockade to keep illegal aliens out of the country. The authors of each chapter address the causes of the blockade in question, its long and short-term repercussions, and the course of the blockade itself. More generally, they address the state of the literature, taking advantage of new research and new methodologies to provide something of value to both the specialist and non-specialist reader. Taken as a whole, this volume presents fresh insights into issues such as what a blockade is, why countries might choose them, which navies can and cannot make use of them, what responses lead to satisfactory or unsatisfactory conclusions, and how far-reaching their consequences tend to be. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of strategic studies, military history and maritime studies in particular.

Author : David T. Zabecki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1140 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135812492

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World War II in Europe by David T. Zabecki Pdf

World War II defined the 20th century and shaped many events, from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This encyclopedia offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, the circumstances that led up to war, the underlying causes, its unfolding and consequences. Organized for quick and precise access More than 1300 entries by 150 experts are arranged in six sections for easy reference and consultation. All the key ideas, events, actions, weapons, individuals, and organizations that played vital roles in the war are covered, from the Axis Pact to the Arab League, from the OSS to the Africa Korps, from the Chetniks to the Jedburghs, from the battle of Kursk to Operation Mincemeat, from Bill Donovan to Otto Skorzeny, from Gestapo to SMERSH, from Georgi Zhukov to Jean Leclerc, from the 88 gun to the Norden Bombsight. Covers important neglected subjects The Encyclopedia puts special emphasis on the often-neglected operations in Eastern Europe and Russia. A key section inspects and rates all the major weapons, with handy tables for easy comparison. And in recognition of the first large-scale participation of women in the war, the volume thoroughly documents their individual and unit contributions to the Allied effort. Finally, the encyclopedia discusses battlefield realties that explain, for example, why the airborne drops at Normandy succeeded and the ones at Arnheim failed. A bibliography, glossary, maps, photographs, and weapons and data tables enhance the coverage. Also includes 16 maps.

Author : United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:$B251286

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Your Navy by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel Pdf

Author : Anthony Bruce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135935344

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Encyclopedia of Naval History by Anthony Bruce Pdf

From the beginnings of the age of sail and firearms to the present day, the Encyclopedia of Naval History provides a complete and comprehensive guide to world naval history.

Author : Mill Hill Books
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458345356

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AP* U.S. History Review and Study Guide for American Pageant 12th edition by Mill Hill Books Pdf

Author : Mill Hill Books
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458345745

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AP* U.S. History Review and Study Guide for American Pageant 14th edition by Mill Hill Books Pdf

Author : Warren J. Luedtke
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453583067

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Diary From a German Officer’s “House of Memories” by Warren J. Luedtke Pdf

The House of Memories is a fictional story of what might have been. A WWII German officer disillusioned with the war and the useless deaths of multitudes of men . . . and citizens, both his and Germany’s “enemies,” emigrate to the United States and meets his male cousin for the first time. His cousin sells him his homestead in Door County, Wisconsin, where a wonderful life is lived out.

Author : Jim Hewitson
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845028732

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Skull & Saltire by Jim Hewitson Pdf

Pirates! The word is enough to send a shiver through your timbers. A nation such as the Scots, with its seafaring tradition, inevitably has a history of lawlessness at sea. From the earliest times, shrewd sailors realised that, by branching out as government agents, privateers or freelance plunderers, they could make more than just a living. Nautical Scots played a part in the Golden Age of Piracy, in the seventeenth century, most notably in the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. But the story of Scottish piracy probably stretches back to Roman times and reaches up to the present day. In this exploration of a little-known aspect of Scottish seafaring, Jim Hewitson hauls up the anchor, hoists the Jolly Roger and takes us into some unexpected waters to meet characters such as: Kirkcudbright-born John Paul Jones, founder of the US navy, hero to the Americans, rogue pirate to the British; Sweyn Asleifsson, an Orkney-based pirate who spent half the year as a peaceful farmer and the other as a wild sea raider; and Greenock?s Captain Kidd, the notorious piratical stereotype, who turns out to be more of a naive fall guy than a swashbuckling adventurer.