Three before breakfast : a true and dramatic account of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour / Alan Coles
1979, First Edition. Havant [England] : K. Mason. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #472486
ISBN: 0859371689
Physical description; 192 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: pages 185-186. Contents; The submarine -- The cadets -- The sisters -- The declaration -- The orders -- The livebait -- The desertion -- The mission -- The Aboukir -- The Hogue -- The Cressy -- The sea -- The fishermen -- The flotilla -- The counting -- The controversy -- The inquiry -- The Hawke -- The findings -- The directive -- The rewards -- The myths. Subjects; Aboukir (Cruiser). Cressy (Ship). Hogue (Ship). Aboukir (Ship). World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine.
Price: €45.00