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German sailors in Hampton Road : a World War I story at the Norfolk Navy Yard /

During World War I, two German surface raiders sought harbor to make repairs at Hampton Roads after sinking twenty-five merchant ships. Allied ships nearby kept them from leaving, so more than eight hundred German sailors took up residence at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. They built...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hasard, Gregory J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, S.C. : History Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Germans > Virginia > Hampton Roads (Region) > History > 20th century. Sailors > Germany > History > 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German. Hampton Roads (Va. : Region) > History > 20th century.

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