The sunken gold : First World War espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history
Williams, Joseph A., 1973-2018
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On 25th January, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. Britain desperately needed that sunken treasure, but any salvage had to be secret since the British government dared not alert the Germans to the presence of the gold. Lieutenant Commander Guybon Damant was the most qualified officer to head the risky mission. Wild gales turned the operation into a multiyear struggle of man versus nature. Using newly discovered sources, the author provides a full-length account of the quest for the Laurentic's gold.
Main title:
The sunken gold : First World War espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history / Joseph A. Williams.
Author:
Williams, Joseph A., 1973-, author
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2018.
Collation:
360 pages : illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780750988933 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.457
LC class:
D582.L38
Local class:
940.457
Language:
English
Subject:
Laurentic (Steamship : 1909-1917)World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, BritishShipwrecks -- Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryTreasure troves -- Ireland -- History -- 20th centurySalvage -- Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryDamant, Guybon Chesney Castell, 1881-1963Espionage, British -- History -- 20th centuryWarfare and Defence
BRN:
2295321
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