River of Fire: The Clydebank Blitz

by John MacLeod

Book Overview

Vibrating with endeavours for Britain's effort against the might of Nazi Germany, Clydebank was - in hindsight - an obvious target for the attentions of the Luftwaffe. When, on the evening of 13 March 1941, the authorities first detected that Clydebank was 'on beam' - targeted by the primitive radio-guidance system of the German bombers - no effort was made to raise the alarm or to direct the residents to shelter or flight. Within the hour, a vast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841589683
• ISBN13: 9781841589688
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"