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The QE2 in the Falklands War

- Troopship to the South Atlantic
Af: Commodore Ronald W. Warwick OBE, David Humphreys Engelsk Hardback

The QE2 in the Falklands War

- Troopship to the South Atlantic
Af: Commodore Ronald W. Warwick OBE, David Humphreys Engelsk Hardback
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On her launch in 1969, QE2 began a long career as Cunard’s luxurious flagship – the last great transatlantic liner from a vanishing era. However, this leisure service was interrupted in 1982 when she was requisitioned by the British government to carry over 3,000 troops to the South Atlantic as part of the Falklands war effort. The voyage itself was an immense task, including refuelling at sea under hazardous weather conditions and navigating by night through a treacherous South Atlantic icefield.

Using interviews and extracts from diaries kept during the voyage by the authors and other crew members, as well as previously unpublished documents, David Humphreys and Commodore Ronald W. Warwick present the captivating and detailed story of QE2 through her time as a troopship. Illustrated with numerous photographs showing the conversion to a troop ship, on-board training exercises and helicopter manoeuvres, this important book is the first to reveal the enormous contribution of the ship to the British war effort, delivering the largest number of troops to the war zone.

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On her launch in 1969, QE2 began a long career as Cunard’s luxurious flagship – the last great transatlantic liner from a vanishing era. However, this leisure service was interrupted in 1982 when she was requisitioned by the British government to carry over 3,000 troops to the South Atlantic as part of the Falklands war effort. The voyage itself was an immense task, including refuelling at sea under hazardous weather conditions and navigating by night through a treacherous South Atlantic icefield.

Using interviews and extracts from diaries kept during the voyage by the authors and other crew members, as well as previously unpublished documents, David Humphreys and Commodore Ronald W. Warwick present the captivating and detailed story of QE2 through her time as a troopship. Illustrated with numerous photographs showing the conversion to a troop ship, on-board training exercises and helicopter manoeuvres, this important book is the first to reveal the enormous contribution of the ship to the British war effort, delivering the largest number of troops to the war zone.

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Sprog: Engelsk
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ISBN-13: 9781803997384
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1803997389
Kategori: Falklands
Udg. Dato: 6 mar 2025
Længde: 33mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 165mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 6 mar 2025
Forfatter(e): Commodore Ronald W. Warwick OBE, David Humphreys
Forfatter(e) Commodore Ronald W. Warwick OBE, David Humphreys

Kategori Falklands

ISBN-13 9781803997384

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 0

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Længde 33mm

Bredde 242mm

Højde 165mm

Udg. Dato 6 mar 2025

Oplagsdato 6 mar 2025

Forlag The History Press Ltd

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