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Author : Tony Lane
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Armed merchant ships
ISBN : 0719023971
Author : Leslie Cope Cornford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UOM:39015063970951
Author : Harold Felix Baker Wheeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UOM:39015063622875
Author : W. MacNeile Dixon
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066138196
W. MacNeile Dixon's 'The Fleets Behind the Fleet' illuminates the often-overlooked contributions of the British Merchant Service during times of war. While their heroism may never be fully documented due to the scattered nature of their journeys, their skill and devotion to duty in the face of danger are undeniable. Dixon argues that the merchant sailors and fishermen, as builders of the British empire, are an integral part of Britain's national strength. 'The Fleets Behind the Fleet' explores the history of the merchant service, from their vital role in the shipping industry to their bravery during wartime.
Author : Thomas E. Simmons
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617033803
During World War II, merchant marine tankers in convoys plied the frozen North Atlantic through the flaming wreckage of torpedoed ships. Working to keep sea lanes open, valiant merchant seamen supplied food, fuel, and goods to the Allies in the last pockets of European resistance to the Nazis. This exciting book acknowledges that the merchant marines, all volunteers, are among the unsung heroes of the war. One of these was Jac Smith, an ordinary seamen on the Cedar Creek, a new civilian tanker lend-leased to the U.S.S.R. and in the merchantman convoy running from Scotland to Murmansk. Smith's riveting adventures at sea and in the frozen taigas and tundra are a story of valor that underlines the essential role of merchant marines in the war against the Axis powers. This gripping narrative tells of a cruel blow that fate dealt Smith when, after volunteering to serve on the tanker headed for Murmansk, he was arrested and interned in a Soviet work camp near Arkhangelsk. Escape from Archangel recounts how this American happened to be imprisoned in an Allied country and how he planned and managed his escape. In his arduous 900-mile trek to freedom, he encountered the remarkable Laplanders of the far north and brave Norwegian resistance fighters. While telling this astonishing story of Jac Smith and of the awesome dangers merchant seamen endured while keeping commerce alive on the seascape of war, Escape from Archangel brings long-deserved attention to the role of the merchant marine and their sacrifices during wartime.
Author : Robert Halford
Publisher : Howell Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1551250403
Compared to the well-published achievements of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, an ocean of silence surrounds the long gone Canadian Merchant Navy. Canada operated the wartime world's fourth largest Merchant Navy, almost all of it built in Canadian shipyards.
Author : Estate of: John Bunker
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612512051
A World War II merchant seaman, John Bunker takes a thorough look at the American merchant marines' significant contributions to the war effort. There are plenty of fascinating facts about their extensive supply operations, but the focus of the book is on the men and their often-heroic actions. Bunker draws from his own experiences to describe the action at sea and also includes the personal stories of many other civilian participants. It is an engaging portrayal of the courage, bravery, and ingenuity demonstrated by these merchant seamen. All theaters of operation using U.S. merchant ships are covered; in addition, Bunker provides information on events before the country entered the war when efforts were being made to build more ships and to recruit the men necessary to crew the huge fleet.
Author : G. H. Bennett,Roy Bennett
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047492833
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic was critical to Britain's survival in the Second World War. The British Merchant Navy suffered enormous losses of both ships and men, particularly in the early years of the war. Sailing through U-boat wolf-packs across the Atlantic, or on the perilous routes to Malta and Murmansk, took a special kind of courage. Ships often sank within minutes of being torpedoed. Survivors is the history of this epic struggle. It is a graphic account of how the ships were attacked and sunk, how crews reacted, how they attempted to launch their lifeboats and how they ended up swimming or clinging to debris, or making long voyages in lifeboats or on rafts. Death might come at any stage, yet the will to live and the resourcefulness and skill of the seamen enabled a surprising number to survive. "There was a terrific smash and everything was pandemonium on deck. The wheel house collapsed on top of me and I was trapped by the concrete slabs which had fallen on me and pinned me to the deck. I think that the ship sank in about thirty seconds after breaking in two ... Although I was trapped, I could see everything over my head. The stern burst into flames and I saw flames forward. I could see the water coming up and coming over my head. The ship hit the bottom and turned over, the debris was thrown off me and I was released and I came to the surface."--Sinking of SS Abukir, 28 May 1940
Author : Catherine Betty Abigail Behrens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UOM:39015009296222
Tells what was required of the British ships in various phases of the war, how they met them and the costs involved.
Author : Bernard Edwards
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783036783
The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than nine hours after the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the Donaldson liner Athenia was sunk without warning by a German U-boat off the west coast of Ireland. From that moment onwards, British merchant seamen were constantly in the front line in all quarters of the globe. For almost six years they faced, without flinching, their own private hell of torpedoes, bombs, shells and mines, all the while fending off their old arch-enemy, the sea. Sorely pressed, and often tired near to death, they kept open Britain's tenuous lifelines, bringing millions of tons of raw materials, food, oil, arms and ammunition, without which the country could not have survived. As always, their spirit was indomitable, their professionalism unchallenged. The price they paid for their bravery and dedication was horrendous: 2,246 ships lost, 29,180 men killed, and countless hundreds maimed and wounded. This book tells the story of just a few of these quiet heroes.
Author : Richard Woodman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844689750
The renowned maritime historian’s compelling study of the vital role played by merchant seamen during WWII in the Battle of the Atlantic. For the British, the Battle of the Atlantic was a fight for survival. They depended on the safe transit of hundreds of merchant ships carrying food and supplies from America to feed the country and keep the war effort going. On top of that, they had to export manufactured goods to pay for it all. Britain's merchant navy, a disparate collection of private vessels, had become the country's lifeline. While its seamen were officially non-combatants, they bravely endured the onslaught of the German U-boat offensive until Allied superiority overwhelmed the enemy. Drawing extensively on first-hand sources, Richard Woodman establishes the importance of the British and Allied merchant fleets in the struggle against Germany. This important study elevates the heroic seamen who manned these ships to their rightful place in the history of the Second World War.
Author : L. Cope (Leslie Cope) 1867-19 Cornford
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1372748555
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Author : Ian M. Malcolm
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750953719
During the Second World War, the Merchant Navy suffered a higher percentage loss than any of the British armed forces, but despite this extraordinary fact few people today are aware of it. In total, 33,000 merchant seamen died, while others were severely injured both physically and mentally. This book is an important volume attempting to dispel the ignorance, and for the first time brings together a wealth of information concerning ship losses, including such details as ships’ names, their captains, the route they were lost on, date and positions when lost, loss of life, and many other particulars. A former wartime Merchant Navy man himself, Malcolm presents a compendium of shipping company losses that is staggering in scale. This work will be of great value to shipping enthusiasts and anyone interested in the war at sea.
Author : G. H. Bennett,Roy Bennett
Publisher : Hambledon Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1852855479
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic was critical to Britain's survival in WW2. The British Merchant Navy suffered enormous losses in the Atlantic, both of ships and men. This book tells the epic story of the British Merchant seamen during the war.
Author : Morris Beckman
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752472782
Following the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940, Britain was at her most vulnerable. France had capitulated and the Germans had control of ports from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. Nazi U-boats were at Britain's doorstep, and in that year alone they sunk 204 ships, a gross tonnage of 2,435,667. Britain stood alone against Germany and a vital lifeline was the supplies carried by the civilian Merchant Navy, defended only by the thinly stretched Royal Navy. Winston Churchill conceded that his greatest fear was the slaughter of merchant seaman, who worked in harsh conditions, were often poorly fed, and were always at the mercy of the Kriegsmarine. In Flying the Red Duster, Morris Beckman tells the story of his experiences as a merchant seaman during the Battle of the Atlantic, part of the civilian force which enabled Britain to avoid capitulation to Nazi Germany. Based on his wartime diary - the unique document now held at the Imperial War Museum - this work allows the reader unique access to a time which is fast slipping from living memory.