Courage at Sea
Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2014
- Category
- World War I, Military, Canada
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781771173810
- Publish Date
- Aug 2014
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781771173827
- Publish Date
- Sep 2014
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Courage at Sea: Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War is a collection of more than forty World War I stories involving the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland merchant seamen who delivered goods to Europe in aid of the Allied war effort. Many foreign-going vessels carrying Newfoundlanders were apprehended en route by German U-boats and shelled, torpedoed, or boarded and bombed. Some of the crews were let go, but others were less fortunate.?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Some of the stories included are . . .
Newfoundland’s First Decoration: Leander Green’s Story
Men of Burgeo Rendezvous with the Enemy
Torpedoed Three Times in Three Weeks
The Story of Michael Foley, Harbour Grace
Dictator’s Crew as Prisoners of War
A War off Saint Pierre: SS Erik
Great Honours to a Man from Pilley’s Island
The Halifax Explosion: A Reservist Writes Home
. . . plus many more.
Robert C. Parsons is a winner of the Polaris Award and the author of more than twenty-five books on the nautical history of Newfoundland and Labrador. His book Courting Disaster: True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea was a Globe and Mail bestseller.
About the author
Robert C. Parsons has been called one of the most popular and prolific writers on the subject of Atlantic Canada’s ships and ship disasters. He is the author of more than twenty-five non-fiction books. His work has also appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines such as Downhome, the Telegram, the Newfoundland Quarterly, and Newfoundland Lifestyles.In May 2009, Robert’s nonfiction prose was judged an award winner in the annual Arts and Letters Competition.In December that same year, he was presented with the Polaris Award from the Canadian Coast Guard Alumni Association, Newfoundland and Labrador division, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the preservation and public awareness of the marine heritage and history in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This award was only given out two previous times in the years of the Alumni Association’s existence.Robert’s book Courting Disaster: True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea was a Globe and Mail bestseller.A former fish plant worker and educator and a present-day researcher and devotee of all items marine-related, Robert lives in Grand Bank, Newfoundland.
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Heroes of the Sea
Stories from the Atlantic Blue
Murder on the Rock
True Crime in Newfoundland and Labrador
Shipwrecks and Sailors of Prince Edward Island
The Newfoundland Dog
True Stories of Courage, Loyalty, and Friendship
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Stories from the Coast that Sank the Titanic
Wrecked and Ruined
Courting Disaster
True Crime and Mischief on Land and Sea