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The drowned and the saved : when war came to the Hebrides /

The loss of two British ships crammed with American soldiers bound for the trenches of the First World War brought the devastation of war directly to the shores of the Scottish island of Islay. The sinking of the troopship Tuscania by a German U-Boat on 5 February 1918 was the first major loss of U....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Les (Leslie) (Author)
Other Authors: Robertson of Port Ellen, George, Lord, 1946- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2018.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British.
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Scotland > Hebrides > History.
Hebrides (Scotland) > History.
Islay (Scotland) > History.

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