War Under the Red Ensign: 1914-1918

by Bernard Edwards

The Kaiser's determination to starve Britain into surrender and the development of his Navy and the U-boats in particular meant that Britain's merchant navy was in the front line throughout the Great War.

This book charts the progress of the war at sea which began with the sinking of the oil tanker San Wilfrido off Cuxhaven only eight hours after the official declaration of war. The merchantman Glitra was the first victim of a German U-boat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848842295
• ISBN13: 9781848842298
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"