Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic
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Название: Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic
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Автор: Francis M. Carroll
Год выпуска: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 4,3 МБ
ISBN: 739128710795
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: This book is an account of a disaster at sea, the sinking by a German submarine of the passenger liner Athenia sailing from Liverpool to Montreal, loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans, attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war.Although 112 people were lost, of whom 30 were the first Americans killed in the war, 1,306 were rescued. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims, and even young John F. Kennedy was called on to give assistance.
The drama, tragedy, and triumph of their experiences are a central part of the story. But of course the book is also about war and politics. Indeed, this is actually where the Second World War began. Here Germany, having already invaded Poland in what was expected to be a limited war, first struck the western Allies, Britain and France.