Many were held by the sea : the tragic sinking of HMS Otranto / R. Neil Scott ; foreword by Lord George Islay MacNeill Robertson
- Author:
- Scott, R. Neil
- Additional Titles:
- Tragic sinking of HMS Otranto
- Published:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2012
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Pride of the P&O line -- America joins the war -- Convoy HX-50 leaves for England -- Prelude to disaster -- Collision with the Kashmir -- The Mounsey to the rescue -- The sinking of the Otranto -- The families back home -- The aftermath -- The rest of the story.
- Summary:
- At 8:43 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, October 6, 1918, HMS Kashmir rammed HMS Otranto off Islay, Scotland. Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto, tells the story of what happened during that voyage--mostly from the perspective of the American soldiers--and builds to the disastrous conclusion. --from publisher description
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781442213425 (cloth : alk. paper)
1442213426 (cloth : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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