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About this book
From the days of the Vikings to World War II, a history of the famous Scottish seaway.
Known by mariners since Viking times as a safe anchorage in notoriously savage waters, Scapa Flow is the seaway that runs between the Orkney mainland and the island of Hoy. As the northern base of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets in two world wars, it witnessed some of the most seminal events in modern naval history. It was from here that The Grand Fleet set off in 1916 to do battle at Jutland; it was from that Lord Kitchener sailed to his death aboard the Hampshire; it was here that the surrendered German fleet was scuttled in May 1919; and it was here that 800 sailors lost their lives in October 1939 when HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German submarine.
The late W.S. Hewison's book is the ultimate history of this remarkable place. In addition to the military story, he also tells about the impact war had on the native island community as their remote archipelago was transformed into the hub of Britain's naval war machine.
Known by mariners since Viking times as a safe anchorage in notoriously savage waters, Scapa Flow is the seaway that runs between the Orkney mainland and the island of Hoy. As the northern base of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets in two world wars, it witnessed some of the most seminal events in modern naval history. It was from here that The Grand Fleet set off in 1916 to do battle at Jutland; it was from that Lord Kitchener sailed to his death aboard the Hampshire; it was here that the surrendered German fleet was scuttled in May 1919; and it was here that 800 sailors lost their lives in October 1939 when HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German submarine.
The late W.S. Hewison's book is the ultimate history of this remarkable place. In addition to the military story, he also tells about the impact war had on the native island community as their remote archipelago was transformed into the hub of Britain's naval war machine.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Photographs
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Preface to Third Edition
- 1. In the Beginning
- 2. A Viking Lair
- 3. The Scots take over
- 4. Shape of things to come
- 5. Lull before the Storm
- 6. The Pace Quickens
- 7. Time Runs Out
- 8. Zero Hour
- 9. Settling In
- 10. Welcome Visitors
- 11. Out to Battle
- 12. Loss of the Hampshire
- 13. The Fleet grows Wings
- 14. The Long Wait
- 15. The End in Sight
- 16. ‘The Suicide Navee’
- 17. Prosperity and Frustration
- 18. US Navy re-opens the ‘Gate’
- 19. The Uneasy Peace
- 20. Blocked Channels
- 21. Raising the German Fleet
- 22. New Aerial Horizons
- 23. Count-down to War
- 24. At War Again
- 25. OSDef is Born
- 26. Baptism of Fire
- 27. Empty Harbour
- 28. Closing the Gaps
- 29. The Army Digs In
- 30. The Bombers Come at Dusk
- 31. Building the Barriers
- 32. Pinprick Attacks
- 33. In the Air
- 34. At the Peak
- 35. Salvage Operations
- 36. The Kirkwall Base
- 37. Off-Duty
- 38. The Tumult and the Shouting Die
- 39. Peace at Last
- 40. ‘Sunset’
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Ships
- General Index
- Picture Section