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Hidden Threat, The: Mines and Minesweeping in Wwi by Jim Crossley (Hardcover, 2011)

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It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the Royal Navy in WWI. They cost us 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels. They were in the main combated by a civilian force using fishing boats and paddle steamers recruited from holiday resorts. This unlikely armada saved the day for Britain and her allies. After 1916 submarine attacks on merchant ships became an even more serious threat to Allied communications but submarines were far less damaging to British warships than mines. AUTHOR: Jim Crossley is a retired engineer and a keen sailor. He has a history degree from Cambridge and has previously written a novel Something Wrong with our Ships and a book on early British destroyers to be published by Osprey. SELLING POINTS: A mainly civilian force operating commandeered small craft. Played a vital part in the defence of British waters in WWI. Full of outstanding seafaring characters. ILLUSTRATIONS: 10 plus charts and diagrams

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781848842724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104144540

Product Key Features

Author
Jim Crossley
Publication Name
Hidden Threat, The: Mines and Minesweeping in WWI
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Jim Crossley
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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