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Tony Booth

Cox's Navy

Salvaging the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow, 1924-1931

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On mid-Summer's Day 1919 the interned German Grand Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrassed, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would ever be recovered. Had it not been for the drive and ingenuity of one man there is indeed every possibility that they would still be resting on the sea bottom today.Cox's Navy tells the incredible true story of Ernest Cox, a Wolverhampton-born scrap merchant, who, despite having no previous experience, led the biggest salvage operation in history to recover the ships. The 28,000 ton Hindenberg wa… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-78159-781-1
  • EAN: 9781781597811
  • Produktnummer: 33442629
  • Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 256 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 677 KB

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Tony Booth specializes in Naval Military History.

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