Churchill's thin grey line : British merchant ships at war, 1939-1945 /

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, carryi...

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Main Author: Edwards, Bernard, 1926- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Maritime, [2017]
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505 0 |a 1.  |t Curtain Up -- Athenia 03.09.39 --  |g 2.  |t The Gentleman Pirate -- Royal Sceptre 05.09.39 --  |g 3.  |t The Honeymoon Continues -- Cheyenne 15.09.39 --  |g 4.  |t The Gloves Come Off -- Abukir 28.05.40 --  |g 5.  |t Second Time Unlucky -- Clan Macphee 16.08.40 --  |g 6.  |t The Jolly Boat -- Anglo Saxon 21.08.40 --  |g 7.  |t A Tramp Hits Back -- Newton Pine 13.12.40 --  |g 8.  |t Return to War -- Otaio 28.08.41 --  |g 9.  |t Beyond Capricorn -- Kirkpool 10.04.42 --  |g 10.  |t A Meeting by Moonlight -- Athelknight 27.05.42 --  |g 11.  |t The Winston Special -- Clan Ferguson 12.08.42 --  |g 12.  |t Voyage not Completed -- Viking Star 25.08.42 --  |g 13.  |t Voices from the Past -- Peterton 17.09.42 --  |g 14.  |t Pastures New -- Aldington Court 31.10.42 --  |g 15.  |t The Fleet Oiler -- Scottish Heather 27.12.42 --  |g 16.  |t The Exile -- Congella 21.10.43 --  |g 17.  |t OHMS -- Fort Buckingham 20.01.44 --  |g 18.  |t Convoy to Russia -- Fort Bellingham 26.01.44 --  |g 19.  |t Death on the Equator -- Khedive Ismail 12.02.44. 
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