Research Catalog

Title

Zeebrugge and Ostend raids 1918 / Stephen McGreal.

Author

McGreal, Stephen, 1954-

Publication

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2007.

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Details

Description

176 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"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.

Series Statement

Battleground Europe. Channel ports WWI

Uniform Title

Battleground Europe. Channel ports WWI.

Subject

• 1914-1918
• Geschichte 1918
• Zeebrugge-Ostend Raids, 1918
• World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 171) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 9781844156085 (pbk.)
• 1844156087 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2008428133

OCLC

• 219965104
• SCSB-12222258

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library