The drowned and the saved : when war came to the Hebrides
Wilson, Les (documentary maker)2018
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Place reservation for The drowned and the saved : when war came to the HebridesThe loss of two British ships crammed with American soldiers bound for the trenches of the First World War brought the devastation of war directly to the shores of the Scottish island of Islay. The sinking of the troopship Tuscania by a German U-Boat on 5 February 1918 was the first major loss of US troops in the war. Eight months after the people of Islay had buried more than 200 Tuscania dead, the armed merchant cruiser Otranto collided with another troopship during a terrible storm. Despite a valiant rescue attempt by HMS Mounsay, the Otranto drifted towards Islay, hit a reef, throwing 600 men into the water. Just 19 survived; the rest were drowned or crushed by the wreckage. Based on the harrowing personal recollection of survivors and rescuers, newspaper reports and original research, Les Wilson tells the story of these terrible events.
Main title:
The drowned and the saved : when war came to the Hebrides / Les Wilson ; foreword by Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2018.
Collation:
xxi, 225 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781780275437 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.458940.45941940.458940.4594940.45940.459
LC class:
D581
Local class:
940.45941940.459941.42351
Language:
English
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BRN:
2151892
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