The jail that went to sea : an untold story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-42
Haining, Peter2003
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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, plus Captain David Bone's log and police records.
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London : Robson, 2003.
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192 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and index.
ISBN:
9781861055613 (hbk)
Local class:
940.545941
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English
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BRN:
1406347