The Resource Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards
Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards
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- Summary
- "The first British casualties of the Second World War were not members of either the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force but British merchant seamen on the liner Athenia, torpedoed by U-30 on 3 September 1939. For the duration of the War Britain s merchant fleet performed a vital role, carrying the essential supplies that kept the country running during the darkest days and then made victory possible. Their achievements came at a terrible cost with 2,535 British ocean-going merchant ships being sunk and, of the 185,000 men and women serving in the British Merchant Navy at the time, 36,749 sacrificed their lives. A further 4,707 were wounded and 5,720 ended up in prisoner of war camps. Their casualty rate of 25 percent was second only to RAF Bomber Command s. Using casebook examples, this well researched book tells the inspiring story of those brave civilian volunteers who fought so gallantly to defend their ships and the cargoes."--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- The Gloves Come Off -- Abukir 28.05.40
- 5.
- Second Time Unlucky -- Clan Macphee 16.08.40
- 6.
- The Jolly Boat -- Anglo Saxon 21.08.40
- 7.
- A Tramp Hits Back -- Newton Pine 13.12.40
- 8.
- Return to War -- Otaio 28.08.41
- 9.
- Machine generated contents note:
- Beyond Capricorn -- Kirkpool 10.04.42
- 10.
- A Meeting by Moonlight -- Athelknight 27.05.42
- 11.
- The Winston Special -- Clan Ferguson 12.08.42
- 12.
- Voyage not Completed -- Viking Star 25.08.42
- 13.
- Voices from the Past -- Peterton 17.09.42
- 14.
- 1.
- Pastures New -- Aldington Court 31.10.42
- 15.
- The Fleet Oiler -- Scottish Heather 27.12.42
- 16.
- The Exile -- Congella 21.10.43
- 17.
- OHMS -- Fort Buckingham 20.01.44
- 18.
- Convoy to Russia -- Fort Bellingham 26.01.44
- 19.
- Curtain Up -- Athenia 03.09.39
- Death on the Equator -- Khedive Ismail 12.02.44
- 2.
- The Gentleman Pirate -- Royal Sceptre 05.09.39
- 3.
- The Honeymoon Continues -- Cheyenne 15.09.39
- 4.
- Isbn
- 9781526711687
- Label
- Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war 1939-1945
- Title
- Churchill's thin grey line
- Title remainder
- British merchant ships at war 1939-1945
- Statement of responsibility
- Bernard Edwards
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The first British casualties of the Second World War were not members of either the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force but British merchant seamen on the liner Athenia, torpedoed by U-30 on 3 September 1939. For the duration of the War Britain s merchant fleet performed a vital role, carrying the essential supplies that kept the country running during the darkest days and then made victory possible. Their achievements came at a terrible cost with 2,535 British ocean-going merchant ships being sunk and, of the 185,000 men and women serving in the British Merchant Navy at the time, 36,749 sacrificed their lives. A further 4,707 were wounded and 5,720 ended up in prisoner of war camps. Their casualty rate of 25 percent was second only to RAF Bomber Command s. Using casebook examples, this well researched book tells the inspiring story of those brave civilian volunteers who fought so gallantly to defend their ships and the cargoes."--Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1926-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edwards, Bernard
- Dewey number
- 940.5/45941
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D771
- LC item number
- .E373 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Churchill, Winston
- World War, 1939-1945
- Merchant marine
- Churchill, Winston
- HISTORY
- Merchant marine
- Great Britain
- Label
- Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The Gloves Come Off -- Abukir 28.05.40
- 5.
- Second Time Unlucky -- Clan Macphee 16.08.40
- 6.
- The Jolly Boat -- Anglo Saxon 21.08.40
- 7.
- A Tramp Hits Back -- Newton Pine 13.12.40
- 8.
- Return to War -- Otaio 28.08.41
- 9.
- Machine generated contents note:
- Beyond Capricorn -- Kirkpool 10.04.42
- 10.
- A Meeting by Moonlight -- Athelknight 27.05.42
- 11.
- The Winston Special -- Clan Ferguson 12.08.42
- 12.
- Voyage not Completed -- Viking Star 25.08.42
- 13.
- Voices from the Past -- Peterton 17.09.42
- 14.
- 1.
- Pastures New -- Aldington Court 31.10.42
- 15.
- The Fleet Oiler -- Scottish Heather 27.12.42
- 16.
- The Exile -- Congella 21.10.43
- 17.
- OHMS -- Fort Buckingham 20.01.44
- 18.
- Convoy to Russia -- Fort Bellingham 26.01.44
- 19.
- Curtain Up -- Athenia 03.09.39
- Death on the Equator -- Khedive Ismail 12.02.44
- 2.
- The Gentleman Pirate -- Royal Sceptre 05.09.39
- 3.
- The Honeymoon Continues -- Cheyenne 15.09.39
- 4.
- Control code
- 1035429655
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781526711687
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
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- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035429655
- Label
- Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The Gloves Come Off -- Abukir 28.05.40
- 5.
- Second Time Unlucky -- Clan Macphee 16.08.40
- 6.
- The Jolly Boat -- Anglo Saxon 21.08.40
- 7.
- A Tramp Hits Back -- Newton Pine 13.12.40
- 8.
- Return to War -- Otaio 28.08.41
- 9.
- Machine generated contents note:
- Beyond Capricorn -- Kirkpool 10.04.42
- 10.
- A Meeting by Moonlight -- Athelknight 27.05.42
- 11.
- The Winston Special -- Clan Ferguson 12.08.42
- 12.
- Voyage not Completed -- Viking Star 25.08.42
- 13.
- Voices from the Past -- Peterton 17.09.42
- 14.
- 1.
- Pastures New -- Aldington Court 31.10.42
- 15.
- The Fleet Oiler -- Scottish Heather 27.12.42
- 16.
- The Exile -- Congella 21.10.43
- 17.
- OHMS -- Fort Buckingham 20.01.44
- 18.
- Convoy to Russia -- Fort Bellingham 26.01.44
- 19.
- Curtain Up -- Athenia 03.09.39
- Death on the Equator -- Khedive Ismail 12.02.44
- 2.
- The Gentleman Pirate -- Royal Sceptre 05.09.39
- 3.
- The Honeymoon Continues -- Cheyenne 15.09.39
- 4.
- Control code
- 1035429655
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781526711687
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- d7617045-2a92-4805-a807-170b5e71eea5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035429655
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