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Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940
Alf R. Jacobsen
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Description for Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In the great and gallant tradition of the Royal Navy, Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee followed the call of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, to lead his flotilla into hostile waters through 50 miles of blizzards. His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of German shells smashed the bridge of HMS Hardy, killing Warburton-Lee and several of his officers. His last signal to his fellow men was without fear: `Keep on engaging the enemy!' With his death, the Royal ... Read more
In the great and gallant tradition of the Royal Navy, Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee followed the call of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, to lead his flotilla into hostile waters through 50 miles of blizzards. His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of German shells smashed the bridge of HMS Hardy, killing Warburton-Lee and several of his officers. His last signal to his fellow men was without fear: `Keep on engaging the enemy!' With his death, the Royal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965378
SKU
V9780750965378
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-39
About Alf R. Jacobsen
Alf R. Jacobsen is a Norwegian journalist, nonfiction writer, and novelist.
Reviews for Death at Dawn: Captain Warburton-Lee VC and the Battle of Narvik, April 1940
[A] valuable read for anyone with an interest in naval operations or the war in Europe.
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