Gamp VC
The Wartime Story of Maverick Submarine Commander Anthony Miers
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2009
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-725-6 (ISBN)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-725-6 (ISBN)
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Rear Admiral Anthony Miers VC - nicknamed 'Gamp' - was one of the Royal Navy's most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. After his death in 1985, allegations were made that Miers may have been responsible for war crimes in the Aegean in July 1941. Was Miers a war criminal? This title examines the war crimes allegation.
Rear Admiral Anthony Miers VC - nicknamed 'Gamp' - was one of the Royal Navy's most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. Hot-tempered and incautiously spoken, he was notorious for his outbursts and those on the receiving end often ended up with a black eye, close-arrest or the sack - for some it was all three. After his death in 1985, allegations were made that Miers may have been responsible for war crimes in the Aegean in July 1941. He was soon named in the national press and there was a storm of controversy. Was Miers a war criminal? Author Brian Izzard relates his colourful war career and fully examines the war crimes allegation.
Rear Admiral Anthony Miers VC - nicknamed 'Gamp' - was one of the Royal Navy's most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. Hot-tempered and incautiously spoken, he was notorious for his outbursts and those on the receiving end often ended up with a black eye, close-arrest or the sack - for some it was all three. After his death in 1985, allegations were made that Miers may have been responsible for war crimes in the Aegean in July 1941. He was soon named in the national press and there was a storm of controversy. Was Miers a war criminal? Author Brian Izzard relates his colourful war career and fully examines the war crimes allegation.
Brian Izzard worked for many years in Fleet Street as a reporter, feature writer and news sub-editor, latterly with the Daily Express and the Sunday Express. He left the newspaper world to concentrate on writing military history.
Previously untold story of a controversial wartime submarine ace and VC winner. Includes a full investigation of the war crimes claim. Compelling interviews with surviving crew members of HMS Torbay. Illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.10.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Yeovil |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84425-725-8 / 1844257258 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84425-725-6 / 9781844257256 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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