The Sinking of the Laconia: A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic.
- Stamford, Lincolnshire.: Paul Watkins, 1994
Stamford, Lincolnshire.: Paul Watkins, 1994. Tells the story of how the "Laconia, built in 1922 as a cruise liner but requisitioned by the Admiralty as a troop carrier, was torpedoed and sunk in the shark-infested South Atlantic while carrying over 2,700 people, including 1,800 Italian prisoners of war". Bound in pictorial boards. Fine condition. . 24.5 cm. 236 pp. b/w plates
Details
Title
The Sinking of the Laconia: A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Author
Grossmith, Frederick.
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Paul Watkins: Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Date
1994