Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
WW1 at Sea WW1 at Sea Victoria Carolan Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another … OL15174866W
The Dardanelles disaster The Dardanelles disaster Dan Van der Vat A naval historian describes the British Navy's disastrous attempt to get to Constantinople through the Dardanelles, and analyzes Winston Churchill's response to the obstacles faced during the operati… OL17739411W
The sunken gold The sunken gold Joseph A. Williams On January 25, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to f… OL19719721W
Clash of Fleets Clash of Fleets Vincent P. O'Hara,Leonard R. Heinz ix, 372 pages : 25 cm OL20225484W
Dazzle ships Dazzle ships Chris Barton This dazzling nonfiction picture book explores art, desperation, and one man's incredible idea for saving ships from German torpedoes in World War I. Dazzle camouflage transformed ordinary British an… OL20450931W
Churchill and the admirals Churchill and the admirals Stephen Wentworth Roskill Includes material on the period 1911-1939. OL2628531W
Gentlemen of war Gentlemen of war Dan van der Vat Details the adventures of the World War I German light cruiser the S.M.S. Emden and its captain Karl von Müller. OL622230W