| Stock
No |
2867 |
| Artist
/ Author / Creator |
MILLER, James |
| Category |
Books |
| Country
Published |
U.K. |
| Date
Published |
2007 |
| Description |
3rd Reprint. pb. 192pp. prof illus b/w photos. vg cond. Scapa Flow was one of the world’s great naval bases. During both World Wars, the Royal Navy made Scapa the home for its capital ships and thousands of servicemen. From here the Grand Fleet sailed for Jutland in 1916, from here the escorts for the Russian convoys set off, and it was here that the German High Seas fleet committed the greatest act of suicide ever seen at sea - “The Grand Scuttle” - before being later raised and scrapped in the most astonishing feat of maritime salvage in history. Also in its waters lie the wrecks of the battleship Vanguard, blown apart by an explosion in 1917, and the Royal Oak, sunk by U-47at the beginning of World War 2. Here the last photographs of Kitchener were taken as he boarded HMS Hampshire, shortly before she was sunk by a mine off Marwick Head. The author traces the story of this remarkable place. |
| Price |
£1.50 |
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All photographs are of the actual book for sale and are not a generic photo. All dust jackets are original, not laser copies.
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