A crew that time forgot : Rubislaw to Ruhleben
Mellis, Margie2018
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When Britain declared war on Germany on 14th August 1914, many Scots missed the last opportunity to flee the country before its borders closed. Among those who became the enemy overnight were the crew of the Aberdeen ship Rubislaw, which had sailed into the German port of Hamburg days before the outbreak of the conflict. They were to spend the entirety of the First World War in a prisoner of war camp, interred alongside around 4500 or so other unfortunate souls in the heart of Germany. This book tells the tale of the unfortunate sea-faring Aberdonians.
Main title:
A crew that time forgot : Rubislaw to Ruhleben / Margie Mellis and Doreen Black.
Author:
Mellis, Margie, authorBlack, Doreen, author
Imprint:
Inverurie : Leopard Press, 2018.
Collation:
118 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 16 x 21 cm.
Contents:
How it all beganThe S.S. RubislawThe 1914 voyageThe crew of the RubislawThe passengersRuhleben 1914-15Help from homeRuhleben 1916-18GardeningThe crew and passengers returnThe Rubislaw after the warMy Grandpa.
ISBN:
9780957099999 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.47243
LC class:
D627.G3
Local class:
940.472AaJ16940.47243940.47243
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2404284
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