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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Bernard, 1926- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Maritime, [2017]
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British.
Merchant marine > Great Britain > History > 20th century.

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