Description
After the German surrender in 1918, the German High Seas Fleet was interned at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. Determined not to see his ships fall to the hands of the Allied Powers, the German Admiral von Reuter decided to scuttle his fleet and secretly passed orders between his ships for their skeleton crews to open the seacocks. This book draws on archive material, personal letters and contemporary photographs to recount the extraordinary events of that midsummer’s day in 1919.
Details
  • Author: Meara, David
  • Publisher: Amberley Publishing
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Date: 15/05/2019
  • ISBN: 9781445687001
  • B-Code: B042168
  • Illustrated: 100 illustrations
  • Pages: 96
  • Dimensions: 234x165mm
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