Download or read book History of the British Railways During the War 1939 45 Etc written by Robert Bell and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the British Railways During the War 1939 1945 written by R. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the British Railways During the War 1939 45 written by Robert Bell and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Railways at War 1939 1945 written by Oswald Stevens Nock and published by Shepperton : Allan. This book was released on 1971 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver de britiske jernbaner under 2. Verdenskrig; krigstidsaktiviteter, troppe- og materieltransport, specielle transporter, mørklægningsproblemer, fjendtlige luftangreb og de hurtige reparationer efter air-raid damage, bombning, m.m.
Download or read book Steaming to Victory written by Michael Williams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare, prodded and examined from every perspective of military and social history. But there is a story that has hitherto been largely overlooked. It is a tale of quiet heroism, a story of ordinary people who fought, with enormous self-sacrifice, not with tanks and guns, but with elbow grease and determination. It is the story of the British railways and, above all, the extraordinary men and women who kept them running from 1939 to 1945. Churchill himself certainly did not underestimate their importance to the wartime story when, in 1943, he praised ‘the unwavering courage and constant resourcefulness of railwaymen of all ranks in contributing so largely towards the final victory.’ And what a story it is. The railway system during the Second World War was the lifeline of the nation, replacing vulnerable road transport and merchant shipping. The railways mobilised troops, transported munitions, evacuated children from cities and kept vital food supplies moving where other forms of transport failed. Railwaymen and women performed outstanding acts of heroism. Nearly 400 workers were killed at their posts and another 2,400 injured in the line of duty. Another 3,500 railwaymen and women died in action. The trains themselves played just as vital a role. The famous Flying Scotsman train delivered its passengers to safety after being pounded by German bombers and strafed with gunfire from the air. There were astonishing feats of engineering restoring tracks within hours and bridges and viaducts within days. Trains transported millions to and from work each day and sheltered them on underground platforms at night, a refuge from the bombs above. Without the railways, there would have been no Dunkirk evacuation and no D-Day. Michael Williams, author of the celebrated book On the Slow Train, has written an important and timely book using original research and over a hundred new personal interviews. This is their story.
Download or read book Time Table for Victory written by Evan John and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Railways at War 1939 to 1945 written by Alan Earnshaw and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Time Table for Victory a Brief and Popular Account of the Railways Railway owned Dockyards of Great Britain Northern Ireland During the Six Years War 1939 45 written by Evan John and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief and Popular Account of the Railways Railway owned Dockyards of Great Britain Northern Ireland During the Six Years War of 1939 45 written by Evan John and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Railways in the Second World War written by Michael Foley and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of the British Railways system’s vital role in the defense of the country and support of the Allied forces during WWII. The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. The ‘Big Four’ companies put aside differences and worked together for the war effort. The logistics of transporting troops during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the preparations for D-Day were unprecedented. Meanwhile, they had to cope with the new and constant threat of aerial bombing. As a result, the railway system effectively served as another branch of the military. At the end of the war, Winston Churchill likened London to a large animal, declaring that what kept the animal alive was its transport system. The metaphor could have been applied to the whole of Britain, and its most vital transport system was the railway. This book brings to light the often-forgotten stories of the brave men and women who went to work on the railways and put their lives on the line.
Download or read book British Railways and the Great War written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by London : Selwyn and Blount. This book was released on 1921 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Time Table for Victory written by Evan John and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Time Table for Victory A Brief and Popular Account of the Railways and Railway owned Dockyards of Great Britain and Northern Ireland During the Six Years War of 1939 1945 written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book British Railways and the Great War Organisation Efforts Difficulties and Achievements War College Series written by Edwin A. Pratt and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars. Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections. We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Download or read book Works and Buildings written by C. M. Kohan and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
