Overview

In Europe, World War II was four months old by Christmas 1939. The City of Flint, an American freighter, had been instrumental in rescuing 1200 passengers from a torpedoed ocean liner, making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. She was captured by a Nazi warship and sent towards a German port, rigged with explosives to ensure the British Navy would not capture it. Norwegian soldiers liberated the ship--by then even Hitler knew her name. Christmas 1942 saw the City of Flint in New York with other freighters loading for North Africa. Allied codes had been cracked and the convoy was expected by a group of U-Boats. Secretly carrying poison gas as part of her cargo, she was torpedoed and exploded on January 25, 1943. Eleven survivors in her fourth lifeboat fought mountainous seas, sharks and hunger. One went mad and walked overboard. The others survived 46 days before rescue. Eyewitness accounts, war diaries and archival sources bring this untold story to life.

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Author:   Magne Haugseng
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781476685366

ISBN 10:   1476685363
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   09 July 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Personalities The Ships Abbreviations Section I—The Beginning 1. Preparations 2. A Helping Hand Section II—The Prize 3. Trapped 4. Politics of Neutrality 5. Americans in Communist Soviet Union 6. Back to Norway 7. The Chase 8. Turning Point 9. Pawn 10. Cargo 11. Going Home Section III—Convoys 12. Convoy—to Murmansk 13. Basra Section IV—Torpedoed 14. The Prey 15. The Target Section V—Postscript 16. Still Waters Once Again Appendix 1: The Prize Command Appendix 2: City of Flint Crew in Norway, 1939 Appendix 3: City of Flint Crew at Murmansk in 1942 Appendix 4: City of Flint Crew at Persian Gulf in 1942 Appendix 5: City of Flint Crew on the Final Convoy, January 1943 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“Well-written…This study is definitely a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the naval history of the Second World War, especially from the perspective of the merchant marine.”—The Northern Mariner

"""Well-written...This study is definitely a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the naval history of the Second World War, especially from the perspective of the merchant marine.""--The Northern Mariner"

Author Information

Magne Haugseng is a political scientist and historian with an interest in counterinsurgency and WWII at sea. His previous writing includes a text book for the Swedish Military Academy and articles for the Irish military history journal The Sword. He lives in Northern Ireland.

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