Description
| Product ID: | 9780750989862 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Windrush |
| Subtitle: | A Ship Through Time |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Arnott |
| Subjects: | Oral history, Oral history, Maritime history, Ships and boats: general interest, Maritime history, Ships & boats: general interest |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The life, times and extraordinary history of the Windrush: the vessel that created modern Britain 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. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-17 |
