The watery grave
Osborne, Richard H.2015
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In 2002 the wreck of a British cruiser was located by divers off the coast of Tunisia. The photographs of the wreck inspired Dr Richard Osborne to delve into the controversy surrounding the loss of one of the Royal Navy's proudest ships, HMS Manchester. After taking part in the Norway campaign of 1940, Manchester was sent to the Mediterranean, where she was involved in the dangerous Malta convoys. On her first convoy she was struck by a torpedo and badly damaged. Her next operation was to prove her last. In Operation Pedestal, the vital Malta relief convoy, Manchester was again hit by a torpedo. This time, rather than risk the lives of his crew Drew decided to scuttle his ship, for which he was court-martialled. Using the testimony of those involved, naval historian Dr Osborne pieces together one of the most intriguing stories to emerge from the Second World War.
Main title:
The watery grave / Richard H. Osborne.
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Imprint:
London : Frontline Books, 2015.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473845855 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'45941940.545941623.825341 MAN
Language:
English
Subject:
HMS ManchesterHMS Manchester -- Pictorial worksGreat Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial worksShipwrecks -- Mediterranean SeaShipwrecks -- Mediterranean Sea -- Pictorial worksWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mediterranean SeaNaval convoys -- Mediterranean Sea -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
2212907
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