HMS London

Name: HMS London
Brand: Pen & Sword Books
SKU: 3047932

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3112034HMS Londonhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/hms-london-9781783400294/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2705341/5c2698b5-d8b4-4a17-8dab-260a31e26594.jpg?v=638506105251230000107119MXNPen & Sword BooksInStock/Ebooks/A fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London, looking at history from the perspective of the men who were there.There is no current warship in the Royal Navy called HMS London, but vessels carrying the name have featured in some of the most controversial episodes of British naval history.For example, the wooden wall battleship HMS London of the late 18th century could be called the ship that lost America while the heavy cruiser of WW2 was command vessel for the escort force that failed to safeguard the controversial convoy PQ17.Examining the stories of HMS Londons all the way from the English Civil War, through the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801where Nelson famously ignored signals to break off the action displayed by HMS Londonwe also learn of the pre-dreadnought Londons participation in the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign of WW1.Among the people Iain Ballantyne interviewed for this book were veterans of the Arctic convoys of WW2, the Yangtse Incident and warriors of the Cold War and 1991 Gulf War. It all adds up to a thoroughly researched and exciting narrative of naval history.Adding to the authenticity of the tale, Iain even sailed to Russia in the last HMS London, a Type 22 guided-missile frigate, in August 1991. During a WW2 convoy re-enactment the ship was almost hit by a practice torpedo launched from a Soviet submarine and had to take evasive action....3047932HMS London107119https://www.gandhi.com.mx/hms-london-9781783400294/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2705341/5c2698b5-d8b4-4a17-8dab-260a31e26594.jpg?v=638506105251230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20029781783400294_W3siaWQiOiIxNDhlZTk1NS01MzIwLTRhNDEtYmYyYy1mZmE3OGVmODdhZjgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjExOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEwNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDctMTBUMTU6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781783400294_A fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London, looking at history from the perspective of the men who were there.There is no current warship in the Royal Navy called HMS London, but vessels carrying the name have featured in some of the most controversial episodes of British naval history.For example, the wooden wall battleship HMS London of the late 18th century could be called the ship that lost America while the heavy cruiser of WW2 was command vessel for the escort force that failed to safeguard the controversial convoy PQ17.Examining the stories of HMS Londons all the way from the English Civil War, through the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801where Nelson famously ignored signals to break off the action displayed by HMS Londonwe also learn of the pre-dreadnought Londons participation in the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign of WW1.Among the people Iain Ballantyne interviewed for this book were veterans of the Arctic convoys of WW2, the Yangtse Incident and warriors of the Cold War and 1991 Gulf War. It all adds up to a thoroughly researched and exciting narrative of naval history.Adding to the authenticity of the tale, Iain even sailed to Russia in the last HMS London, a Type 22 guided-missile frigate, in August 1991. During a WW2 convoy re-enactment the ship was almost hit by a practice torpedo launched from a Soviet submarine and had to take evasive action.(*_*)9781783400294_A fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London, looking at history from the perspective of the men who were there.There is no current warship in the Royal Navy called HMS London, but vessels carrying the name have featured in some of the most controversial episodes of British naval history.For example, the wooden wall battleship HMS London of the late 18th century could be called the ship that lost America while the heavy cruiser of WW2 was command vessel for the escort force that failed to safeguard the controversial convoy PQ17.Examining the stories of HMS Londons all the way from the English Civil War, through the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801where Nelson famously ignored signals to break off the action displayed by HMS Londonwe also learn of the pre-dreadnought Londons participation in the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign of WW1.Among the people Iain Ballantyne interviewed for this book were veterans of the Arctic convoys of WW2, the Yangtse Incident and warriors of the Cold War and 1991 Gulf War. It all adds up to a thoroughly researched and exciting narrative of naval history.Adding to the authenticity of the tale, Iain even sailed to Russia in the last HMS London, a Type 22 guided-missile frigate, in August 1991. During a WW2 convoy re-enactment the ship was almost hit by a practice torpedo launched from a Soviet submarine and had to take evasive action....9781783400294_Pen & Sword Bookslibro_electonico_ce49795f-d491-3cac-b8da-e2c4794344fc_9781783400294;9781783400294_9781783400294Iain BallantyneInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-23b85f49-1920-47a8-b92e-d723116e17c3.epub2002-06-06T00:00:00+00:00Pen & Sword Books