{"product_id":"running-the-gauntlet-bernard-edwards-9781399097864","title":"Running the Gauntlet: Cargo Liners Under Fire 1939-1945","description":"The British Merchant Navy dominated the world trade routes in the years leading up to the Second World War. The star players of the fleet were the cargo liners, faster and larger than the tramps and offering limited passenger accommodation. On the outbreak of war these cargo liners became crucial to the nation's survival using their speed and expertise to evade Nazi warships, raiders and U-boats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially operating alone, but increasingly relying on Royal Navy protected convoys, these key elements of the Merchant Navy plied the oceans and seas despite mounting losses, throughout the war years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis superbly researched book describes numerous dramatic incidents. Some ended in disaster such as the New Zealand Shipping Company's Turakina which was sunk after a running battle with the German raider Orion. Others were triumphs for example Operation Substance when six fast cargo liners succeeded against all the odds in reaching besieged Malta with vital supplies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe common denominations in all these historic voyages were the courage and skilled seamanship of the Merchant Navy crews. As \u003ci\u003eRunning The Gauntlet \u003c\/i\u003evividly illustrates, their contribution to victory, too long overlooked, cannot be overstated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399097865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399097864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Maritime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Bernard Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072928706815,"sku":"9781399097864","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a2315c9-b9bd-485e-8f9b-be34307267fb.jpg?v=1685444776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-the-gauntlet-bernard-edwards-9781399097864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}