This Great Harbour by Ws Hewison
Scapa Flow is known worldwide. In the two World Wars, it was the northern base which sheltered shops of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets from both storm and enemy attack, with sometimes well over 100 vessels lying at anchor.W.S. Hewison was born in the Midlands of an Orkney family who moved back north when he was sixteen. He joined the Territorial Army in 1938 and later served in the Royal Artillery in the Midlands and the Royal West African Frontier Force in India and Burma. After the war he joined the editorial staff of The Orcadian, where he worked until his retirement in 1983. He wrote a number of books and articles on Orkney. He died in 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843410263 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843410265 |
| Title | This Great Harbour |
| Author | Ws Hewison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2005-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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