When I Heard the Bell: The Loss of the Iolaire
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On 31 December 1918, hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. A chaotic Admiralty had made no adequate arrangements for their safe journey home. Corners were cut, an elderly and recently requisitioned steam-yacht was sent from Stornoway, and that evening HMY Iolaire sailed from Kyle of Lochalsh, grossly overloaded and with life-belts...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:184158858X
ISBN13:9781841588582
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Birlinn
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 7.7"
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