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The Jail That Went to Sea: An Untold Story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-42 Paperback - 2007

by Peter Haining

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In 1941 the British people had their backs to the wall in their lone fight against the might of Hitler's Germany. America was neutral, at least until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Glasgow became the starting point for one of the most amazing and, until now, untold episodes of the war. Government officials desperate for men to sail merchant ships across the Atlantic to collect vital equipment and supplies from North America devised a plan to enlist convicts from Barlinnie Prison and use them as crew for a 25,000-ton merchantman, the George Washington. Quite simply a choice of death or glory, this book relates the extraordinary story of those men through the accounts of two survivors, the log and memories of Captain David Bone, and Glasgow police records and documents.

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  • Title The Jail That Went to Sea: An Untold Story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-42
  • Author Peter Haining
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Protico, London United Kingdom
  • Publication date September 28, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781844860500 / 1844860507
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.84 x 5.49 x 0.56 in (19.91 x 13.94 x 1.42 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008353436
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.545

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A former newspaper reporter, magazine editor and publishing executive, Peter Haining was best known as a prolific author and editor, having contributed to more than 170 publications in his lifetime. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction, with a strong focus on horror and fantasy, but also on a variety of subjects from the Second World War to Doctor Who. Peter passed away in 2007.

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