Windrush A Ship Through Time

Hamburg, 1930: The German-Jewish shipbuilders Blohm & Voss build a transatlantic ocean cruiser that they christen the Monte Rosa.Norway, 1940: The Monte Rosa is sent to the fjords to assist the dreaded Tirpitz as she bombards British ships.Auschwitz, 1942: Forty-six Jews wait at the gates, after the Monte Rosa had transported them from Oslo.Kiel, 1945: The Monte Rosa is captured by the British and given a new name: the Empire Windrush.London, 1948: The Empire Windrush docks in England, carrying 600 migrants from the Caribbean.In Windrush: A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott explores the epic story of a vessel that played a part in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century, and whose fateful 1948 voyage continues to have consequences - both personal and political - today.

ISBN:	9780750997454
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	02 Aug 2021
DEWEY:	387.243
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	288
Weight:	326g
Height:	150mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	25mm

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