Smoke and mirrors : Q-ships against the U-boats in the First World War
Lake, Deborah2009
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The Q-ship, an ordinary merchant vessel with concealed guns, came into its own during the First World War, when the Royal Navy had to trap & destroy German U-boats. This work tells the story of the Q-ships & their U-boat adversaries. It covers the Q-ship operations by following the careers of the eight men who won the Victoria Cross.
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Stroud : History, 2009.
Collation:
xii, 241 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
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Originally published: Stroud: Sutton, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-235) and index.
ISBN:
9780752450551 (pbk)0752450557 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.4516
Language:
English
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BRN:
269898