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Pen and Sword Maritime, 2008. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2008. Firmly bound and very carefully read. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with photos in b/w. .
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The War on Hospital Ships 1914-1918 Hardcover - 2008
by Stephen McGreal
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- Title The War on Hospital Ships 1914-1918
- Author Stephen McGreal
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley
- Date 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781844158584 / 1844158586
- Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 in (23.37 x 16.26 x 2.29 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.476
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" It is often said -The first casualty of war is the truth and there is no better example of this than the furor caused by the claims and counterclaims of the British and German Governments at the height of the First World War. Wounded allied personnel was invariably repatriated by hospital ships, which ran the gauntlet of mined waters and gambled on the humanity of the U- Boat commanders. For, contrary to the terms of the Geneva Convention, on occasions, Germany had sunk the unarmed hospital ships under the pretense they carried reinforcement troops and ammunition. The press seized on these examples of Hun Barbarity, especially the drowning of non-combatant female nurses. The crisis heightened following the German Government's 1 February 1917 introduction of unrestricted naval warfare. The white painted allied hospital ships emblazoned with huge red crosses now became in German eyes legitimate targets for the U-Boats. As the war on the almost 100 strong fleets of hospital ships intensified the…
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South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Chronicles the price paid by the heroic men and women of the Mercantile Marine and medical services who served on hospital ships in WW !. Richly illustrated with black and white photos. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 272 pp.
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2008. Barnsley, Pen & Sword, 2008. 16 cm x 24 cm. 272 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Out of print. Includes for example the following essays: Those in Peril on the Sea, The Liner Requsitions Commence, High Profits and Substantial Losses, Unrestricted Maritme Warfare, and Victory Hangs in the Balance. Appendices include a Roll of Honour and list of War Memorials and Cemeteries. Illustrated throughout in black and white.
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