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Hospital Ships & Troop Transport of the First World War

Door Campbell McCutcheon

Categorie
WO I
Boeknummer
#208576
Titel
Hospital Ships & Troop Transport of the First World War
Auteur
McCutcheon, Campbell
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Amberley Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2015
ISBN10
1445638673
ISBN13
9781445638676
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
The biggest shipping loss of both world wars was the hospital ship Britannic, at almost 50,000 tons. Supposedly safe to travel the seas, many hospital ships were lost in both wars. From the smallest of motor launches through steam yachts and converted ocean liners, Campbell McCutcheon tells the story of the First World War hospital ships. Many succumbed to accidents, mines or German submarines but many also faithfully provided a vital service without loss of life or accident. Troopships were also vital right from the very first days of the war, when ships carried the BEF across the English Channel in August 1914. Meanwhile, convoys that included many great pre-war ocean liners pressed into service were bringing Canadian and Australasian troops to the UK and France, and later American troop... (Lees verder)s as well. Many would continue in service until long after the war had ended, repatriating soldiers well into 1919, and their story is also told in this beautifully illustrated book.
Pagina's
128
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 10,00

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