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Windrush

- A Ship Through Time

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  • Bog, hardback
  • Engelsk
  • 304 sider

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Hamburg, 1930: The German-Jewish shipbuilders Blohm & Voss build a transatlantic ocean cruiser that they christen the Monte Rosa.Norway, 1940: The Monte Rosa is sent to the fjords to assist the dreaded Tirpitz as she bombards British ships.Auschwitz, 1942: Forty-six Jews wait at the gates, after the Monte Rosa had transported them from Oslo.Kiel, 1945: The Monte Rosa is captured by the British and given a new name: the Empire Windrush.London, 1948: The Empire Windrush docks in England, carrying 600 migrants from the Caribbean.In Windrush: A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott explores the epic story of a vessel that played a part in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century, and whose fateful 1948 voyage continues to have consequences - both personal and political - today.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal304
  • Udgivelsesdato23-10-2013
  • ISBN139780750989862
  • Forlag The History Press Ltd
  • Nummer i serien429
  • FormatHardback
  • Udgave0
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt1292 g
  • Dybde2,7 cm
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    10 cm
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    15,6 cm
    23,4 cm

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