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Sinking of the Lancastria

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      A fortnight after the evacuation at Dunkirk some 150,000 British troops were still stuck in France. As the German advance thundered west these Allied soldiers and airmen were faced with a mad dash to the coast in the hope that a troop-ship awaited them there. One such vessel was the 'Lancastria', a 16,000-ton liner pressed into service and now anchored off the port of St-Nazaire. On 17 June 1940, ready to head for home, the ship was bombed by the Luftwaffe. As she sank, between 3,500 and 4,000 of those on board lost their lives. Re-creating this extraordinary episode with great narrative flair, Jonathan Fenby shows us not just the human stories behind the disaster but the cover-up that followed -- as Churchill ordered a blanket ban on news stories for the sake of the country's morale. Gripping and moving, LANCASTRIA tells one of the great forgotten stories of the Second World War.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Sinking of the Lancastria EAN: 9780743489430 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 288 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Simon & Schuster DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-03-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy WIDTH: 130 cm SPINE:

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      c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), European history, Maritime history, Modern warfare, Second World War

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      Jonathan Fenby is a former editor of the OBSERVER and of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. He is the author of several books including the acclaimed ON THE BRINK: THE TROUBLE WITH FRANCE and GENERALISSIMO: CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND THE CHINA HE LOST. In 2013 Jonathan was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by the French government for his contribution towards understanding between Britain and France.
      A fortnight after the evacuation at Dunkirk some 150,000 British troops were still stuck in France. As the German advance thundered west these Allied soldiers and airmen were faced with a mad dash to the coast in the hope that a troop-ship awaited them there. One such vessel was the 'Lancastria', a 16,000-ton liner pressed into service and now anchored off the port of St-Nazaire. On 17 June 1940, ready to head for home, the ship was bombed by the Luftwaffe. As she sank, between 3,500 and 4,000 of those on board lost their lives. Re-creating this extraordinary episode with great narrative flair, Jonathan Fenby shows us not just the human stories behind the disaster but the cover-up that followed -- as Churchill ordered a blanket ban on news stories for the sake of the country's morale. Gripping and moving, LANCASTRIA tells one of the great forgotten stories of the Second World War.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Sinking of the Lancastria EAN: 9780743489430 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 288 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Simon & Schuster DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-03-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy WIDTH: 130 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), European history, Maritime history, Modern warfare, Second World War

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      Jonathan Fenby is a former editor of the OBSERVER and of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. He is the author of several books including the acclaimed ON THE BRINK: THE TROUBLE WITH FRANCE and GENERALISSIMO: CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND THE CHINA HE LOST. In 2013 Jonathan was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by the French government for his contribution towards understanding between Britain and France.

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