The jail that went to sea : an untold story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-42
Haining, Peter2004
Books, Manuscripts
Desperate for men to sail merchant ships, government officials devised a plan to enlist convicts from Barlinnie Prison and use them as crew for a 25,000-ton merchantman. This book relates the story of these men through the accounts of two survivors, plusCaptain David Bone's log and police records.
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London : Robson, 2004.
Collation:
192 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 185-186.
ISBN:
186105727X9781861057273
Dewey class:
940.5'45941940.545941940.545941940.5459
Local class:
940.545941940.545AF
Language:
English
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BRN:
306451