Raid on the Forth by Hugh Harkins
This research paper details the German air raid on British warships in the Firth of Forth on 16 October 1939 - the first German air raid on the United Kingdom during World War I. While this air raid has been documented over almost eight decades, in many areas fact gives way to non-fact. The paper utilises primary source documentation and, secondary source materials to separate that fact from non-fact. The paper details, in turn, the context surrounding the German air operation, the Operation itself and British operation to counter the air raid and details the material damage inflicted on the warships themselves. The paper also puts forward answers to a number of disputed questions, including the location of one of the ships that was bombed - the air raid actually targeting two separate points some 30 miles apart rather than a single raid on the anchorage off Rosyth as has ubiquitously gone down in history. The paper concludes with an assessment of the strategic aftermath of the raid, which was part of a concerted German campaign that had a profound effect on British defensive policy.
Hugh joined the British Army straight from school at age 17 and after three years service as an Infantry Soldier in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders he left the armed forces towards the mid-1990's. His passion for writing led to a new career, writing predominantly about aviation and military subjects as well as putting himself through his higher education studies. Hugh has authored in excess of twenty books; fiction and non-fiction, writing under his own name as well as utilising two different Pseudonyms. He has also written for several international magazines, while his work has been used as reference for many other projects ranging from the Aviation industry, international news corporations, film media to encyclopaedias and the computer gaming industry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903630730 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903630738 |
| Title | Raid on the Forth |
| Author | Hugh Harkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Centurion Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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