Courage at Sea
Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Robert C. Parsons | ISBN: | 9781771173827 |
| Publisher: | Flanker Press | Publication: | September 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Flanker Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert C. Parsons |
| ISBN: | 9781771173827 |
| Publisher: | Flanker Press |
| Publication: | September 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Flanker Press |
| Language: | English |
Courage at Sea: Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War is a collection of more than forty World War I stories involving the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland merchant seamen who delivered goods to Europe in aid of the Allied war effort. Many foreign-going vessels carrying Newfoundlanders were apprehended en route by German U-boats and shelled, torpedoed, or boarded and bombed. Some of the crews were let go, but others were less fortunate. Some of the stories included are . . . Newfoundland’s First Decoration: Leander Green’s Storm Men of Burgeo Rendezvous with the Enemy Torpedoed Three Times in Three Weeks The Story of Michael Foley, Harbour Grace Dictator’s Crew as Prisoners of War A War off Saint Pierre: SS Erik Great Honours to a Man from Pilley’s Island The Halifax Explosion: A Reservist Writes Home . . . plus many more. Robert C. Parsons is a winner of the Polaris Award and the author of more than twenty-five books on the nautical history of Newfoundland and Labrador. His book Courting Disaster: True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea was a Globe and Mail bestseller.
Courage at Sea: Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War is a collection of more than forty World War I stories involving the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland merchant seamen who delivered goods to Europe in aid of the Allied war effort. Many foreign-going vessels carrying Newfoundlanders were apprehended en route by German U-boats and shelled, torpedoed, or boarded and bombed. Some of the crews were let go, but others were less fortunate. Some of the stories included are . . . Newfoundland’s First Decoration: Leander Green’s Storm Men of Burgeo Rendezvous with the Enemy Torpedoed Three Times in Three Weeks The Story of Michael Foley, Harbour Grace Dictator’s Crew as Prisoners of War A War off Saint Pierre: SS Erik Great Honours to a Man from Pilley’s Island The Halifax Explosion: A Reservist Writes Home . . . plus many more. Robert C. Parsons is a winner of the Polaris Award and the author of more than twenty-five books on the nautical history of Newfoundland and Labrador. His book Courting Disaster: True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea was a Globe and Mail bestseller.
