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A very strange way to go to war : the Canberra in the Falklands / by Andrew Vine.

Title
A very strange way to go to war : the Canberra in the Falklands / by Andrew Vine.
Author
Vine, Andrew.
Publication
London : Aurum, 2012.

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Description
321 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
A Very Strange Way to Go to War tells the astonishing story of the Great White Whale, the luxury ocean liner turned troopship, which was diverted from the Med to the heart of the Falklands war. Unlike the QE2 (also requisitioned), the Canberra went all the way into San Carlos Water to deliver its Royal Marines into battle.
Subject
  • Canberra (Ship) > History
  • Ocean liners > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Transports > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Hospital ships > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Falkland Islands War, 1982 > Naval operations, British
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 307-309) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. We Don't Want to Join the Army -- 2. Ship of the Future -- 3. No Women and No Foreigners -- 4. Give the Argies Some Bargie -- 5. Four Times Round Equals a Mile -- 6. Pinkers and Clausewitz -- 7. Our Lads -- 8. Waiting and Wondering -- 9. Going All the Way -- 10.A Sea Full of Ships -- 11. Take Cover, Take Cover -- 12. Rendezvous at the End of the Earth -- 13. All-Bran and Peat -- 14. Bringing Her Children Home -- 15. Britain's Favourite Ship.
ISBN
  • 9781845137458 (hbk.)
  • 1845137450 (hbk.)
OCLC
772973154
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library