When I Heard the Bell : The Loss of the Iolaire
by
John MacLeod
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
184158858X
ISBN-13
9781841588582
Publisher
Birlinn General
Imprint
Birlinn Ltd
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 7th, 2010
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
334 grams
Dimensions
19.90 x 14.80 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish history20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Maritime history
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An account on the ninetieth anniversary of the 'dark ship' that tells the story of the Iolaire, the astonishing commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, its sickening end, and the way of life the disaster effectively destroyed.
On 31 December 1918, His Majesty''s Yacht Iolaire sailed from Kyle of Lochalsh for Stornoway, bearing home to the Hebrides nearly 300 naval veterans of the Great War.She never made it. At two in the morning, the ship ran aground by the mouth of Stornoway harbour, and over 200 men drowned in what remains Britain''s biggest peacetime disaster at sea since the loss of the Titanic - devastating the Isle of Lewis and scarring a generation.Acclaimed journalist John MacLeod examines the events of that dreadful night and uncovers a story not only of official incompetence, error and neglect but also of individual heroism, and the resilience and faith of a remarkable people.
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