عنوان

Zeebrugge and Ostend raids 1918

شابک

1844156087

شابک

9781844156085

شماره

b619980

عنوان اصلي

Zeebrugge and Ostend raids 1918

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Stephen McGreal.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Pen & Sword Military

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2007

نام خاص و کميت اثر

176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

عنوان فروست

Battleground Europe., Channel ports WWI.

متن يادداشت

Color map and text on p. [4] of cover.

متن يادداشت

Our designated tour areas --; The pirates' lair --; Operation ZO --The Zeebrugge raid --; The first attempt to block Ostend --; The second attempt to block Ostend --; For valour : eleven Victoria Crosses --; Cemeteries and memorials --; Tours and walks in the area.

متن يادداشت

"The unrestricted U-Boat war threatened the very survival of Britain, whose reliance on imported food and war materials was her Achilles' Heel. A significant element of the German submarine fleet operated from the occupied Belgian ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend. After careful planning the Royal Navy launched audacious attacks on these two ports on St. Georges' Day 1918. Five obsolete cruisers and two Mersey ferries supported by a flotilla of smaller vessels penetrated the near impregnable defenses, while Royal Marines and naval storming parties battle ashore in a diversionary attack. At the time of the action, the concrete filled block ships were scuttled in the ports' approaches. Despite being a costly and bloody affair for the participants, the survivors returned to acclaim. The raids gave a fillip to the national morale, at a time of depressing news from the Front. To underline the success of the affair no less than 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded"--Publisher's website.

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

Zeebrugge and Ostend raids

موضوع مستند نشده

World War, 1914-1918 -- Blockades -- Germany.

موضوع مستند نشده

World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, British.

موضوع مستند نشده

Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918.

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Stephen McGreal.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Stephen McGreal

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y