Robert C. Parsons

Courage at Sea

Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War

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Courage at Sea: Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War is a collection of more than forty World War I stories involving the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland merchant seamen who delivered goods to Europe in aid of the Allied war effort. Many foreign-going vessels carrying Newfoundlanders were apprehended en route by German U-boats and shelled, torpedoed, or boarded and bombed. Some of the crews were let go, but others were less fortunate. Some of the stories included are . . . Newfoundland's First Decoration: Leander Green's StormMen of Burgeo Rendezvous with the EnemyTorpedoed Three Times in Three WeeksThe Story of Mic… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-77117-382-7
EAN: 9781771173827
Produktnummer: 35589464
Verlag: Flanker Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 0 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 9'049 KB

Über den Autor

Robert Bob Parsons has been called one of the most popular and prolific writers on the subject of Atlantic Canada's ships and ship disasters. He is the author of 25 non-fiction books, ranging from Lost at Sea, a Compilation and Toll of the Sea to Courting Disaster and Rock and Tempest, Fire and Foe. His work has also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines such as Downhome, The (Evening) Telegram, Newfoundland Quarterly, and Newfoundland Lifestyles. In May 2009, Robert's non-fiction prose was judged an award winner in the annual Arts and Letters Competition. In December 2009, Robert was presented with the Polaris Award from the Canadian Coast Guard Alumni Association, Newfoundland and Labrador division, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the preservation and public awareness of the marine heritage and history in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This award has only been given out two previous times in the years of the Alumni existence. A former fish plant worker and educator and a present-day researcher and devotee of all items marine-related, he lives in Grand Bank, Newfoundland.