Sea Prison And Shore Hell: The Cruise Of The Raider Atlantis
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of World War II naval history, Sea Prison and Shore Hell: The Cruise of the Raider Atlantis chronicles the remarkable and harrowing story of the German commerce raider Atlantis, one of the most successful surface raiders of the Second World War. Roy Alexander presents the voyage from the perspective of those who endured it — the Allied merchant sailors taken prisoner aboard the Atlantis as she prowled the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, sinking and capturing dozens of vessels. Written with visceral immediacy, the narrative details the brutal realities of captivity at sea, the psychological toll of prolonged imprisonment, and the desperate conditions prisoners faced both aboard the raider and in subsequent shore camps. Alexander's account stands as a powerful testament to human endurance, drawing on firsthand experience to illustrate the forgotten suffering of merchant mariners caught in the machinery of total war.
Author: Roy Alexander
Format: Hardback
Published: 1942, Angus and Robertson Ltd
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A gripping work of World War II naval history, Sea Prison and Shore Hell: The Cruise of the Raider Atlantis chronicles the remarkable and harrowing story of the German commerce raider Atlantis, one of the most successful surface raiders of the Second World War. Roy Alexander presents the voyage from the perspective of those who endured it — the Allied merchant sailors taken prisoner aboard the Atlantis as she prowled the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, sinking and capturing dozens of vessels. Written with visceral immediacy, the narrative details the brutal realities of captivity at sea, the psychological toll of prolonged imprisonment, and the desperate conditions prisoners faced both aboard the raider and in subsequent shore camps. Alexander's account stands as a powerful testament to human endurance, drawing on firsthand experience to illustrate the forgotten suffering of merchant mariners caught in the machinery of total war.