Paul Arnott

Windrush

A Ship Through Time

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Hamburg, 1930.The German-Jewish shipbuilders Blohm & Voss build a transatlantic ocean cruiser that they christen the Monte Rosa.Norway, 1940.The Monte Rosa is sent to the fjords to assist the dreaded Tirpitz as she bombards British ships.Auschwitz, 1942.Forty-six Jews wait at the gates, after the Monte Rosa had transported them from Oslo.Kiel, 1945.The Monte Rosa is captured by the British and given a new name: the Empire Windrush.London, 1948.The Empire Windrush docks in England, carrying 600 migrants from the Caribbean.In Windrush: A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott explores the epic story of a vessel that played a part in some of the most… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7509-9120-9
EAN: 9780750991209
Produktnummer: 31698666
Verlag: The History Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 4'487 KB

Über den Autor

Paul Arnott's career in media began at the Independent and Time Out as an arts correspondent before becoming a television producer, mainly with Channel Four. He also owns a production company, Edenwood Productions, and is the author of A Good Likeness: A Personal Story of Adoption (Little, Brown), Let Me Eat Cake (Hodder) and Is Anybody Up There? (Hodder). He lives in Devon.