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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
This brilliant account of the maritime world of the eighteenth-century reconstructs in detail the social and cultural milieu of Anglo-American seafaring and piracy. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Employment of Merchant Seamen
This book, first published in 1980, covers the employment of merchant seamen, principally from the perspective of a labour lawyer, but including a great deal of material not normally found in books on labour law. It also shows how the law is but one kind of rule; that the collective organisations of works and employers create and enforce rules of industrial practice that have just as important an effect on the lives of those they cover.
SURVIVORS: BRITISH MERCHANT SEAMEN
Winning the Battle of the Atlantic was critical to Britain's survival in the Second World War. The British Merchant Navy suffered enormous losses of both ships and men, particularly in the early years of the war. Sailing through U-boat wolf-packs across the Atlantic, or on the perilous routes to Malta and Murmansk, took a special kind of courage. Ships often sank within minutes of being torpedoed. Survivors is the history of this epic struggle. It is a graphic account of how the ships were attacked and sunk, how crews reacted, how they attempted to launch their lifeboats and how they ended up swimming or clinging to debris, or making long voyages in lifeboats or on rafts. Death might come at...
The Fleets Behind the Fleet
W. MacNeile Dixon's 'The Fleets Behind the Fleet' illuminates the often-overlooked contributions of the British Merchant Service during times of war. While their heroism may never be fully documented due to the scattered nature of their journeys, their skill and devotion to duty in the face of danger are undeniable. Dixon argues that the merchant sailors and fishermen, as builders of the British empire, are an integral part of Britain's national strength. 'The Fleets Behind the Fleet' explores the history of the merchant service, from their vital role in the shipping industry to their bravery during wartime.
Sailors
'Sailors' is a study that examines the complex relationship that Englishmen have had with the sea, a lively social and economic history of working English sailors in the 17th and 18th centuries and a revealing look into their wartime duties.
The Quiet Heroes
The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than nine hours after the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the Donaldson liner Athenia was sunk without warning by a German U-boat off the west coast of Ireland. From that moment onwards, British merchant seamen were constantly in the front line in all quarters of the globe. For almost six years they faced, without flinching, their own private hell of torpedoes, bombs, shells and mines, all the while fending off their old arch-enemy, the sea. Sorely pressed, and often tired near to death, they kept open Britain's tenuous lifelines, bringing millions of tons of raw materials, food, oil, arms and ammunition, without which the country could not have survived. As always, their spirit was indomitable, their professionalism unchallenged. The price they paid for their bravery and dedication was horrendous: 2,246 ships lost, 29,180 men killed, and countless hundreds maimed and wounded. This book tells the story of just a few of these quiet heroes.
The Merchant Seaman in War
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