White Ensign Flying (eBook)

Corvette HMCS Trentonian

Roger Litwiller (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
192 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-1041-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Tells the story of one of Canada's warship corvettes that served during World War II and brought its crew home every time they went out. It was the last Canadian ship to be attacked by the U.S. Navy, and it was eventually sunk, along with most of its crew, by a German submarine.

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The courageous, historic story of a great fighting ship of the Second World War. White Ensign Flying tells the story of HMCS Trentonian, a Canadian corvette that fought U-Boats in the Second World War. Trentonian escorted convoys on the North Atlantic and through the deadly waters near England and France. The ship was attacked by the Americans in a friendly-fire incident during Operation Neptune and later earned the dubious distinction of being the last corvette sunk by the enemy. Litwiller has interviewed many of the men who served in Trentonian and collected their stories. Their unique personal perspectives are combined with the official record of the ship, giving an intimate insight into the life of a sailor - from the tedium of daily life in a ship at sea to the terror of fighting for your life in a sinking ship. Over one hundred photos from the private collections of the crew and military archives bring the story of Trentonian to life, illustrating this testament to the ship and the men who served in it.

Autor

Roger Litwiller is the author of Warships of the Bay of Quinte. His interest in Canada's navy began as a sea cadet in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario. Later he became an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve and the Navy League of Canada. He lives near Trenton, Ontario.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.2.2014
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Naval Veterans • Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian, Navy, RCN, HMCS, Canadian Ship, Trenton, Trentonian, Normandy, D-Day, Mulberry Harbour, English Channel, WWII, World War Two, Second World War, Warships, Corvettes, Corvette, Ships, Convoys, Escort Ships, Escort Vessels, Submarines, U-Boats, Royal Navy, HMS, RN • United States Navy, USN, Navy League, Convoys, Convoy Battles, Battle of Atlantic, Kingston, Kingston Shipbuilders, Veterans
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-1041-X / 145971041X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-1041-2 / 9781459710412