02068nam 2200409 450 991015054490332120230807221359.00-7509-6551-7(CKB)3710000000458674(EBL)2048795(OCoLC)916922265(MiAaPQ)EBC2048795(EXLCZ)99371000000045867420190208d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLifeline across the sea mercy ships of the Second World War and their repatriation missions /David L. WilliamsStroud, Gloucestershire :The History Press,2015.1 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7509-6135-X ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Mercy Ships""; ""2 The Mercy Missions""; ""3 The Fates and Subsequent Careers of the Mercy Ships""; ""Bibliography and Sources""; ""Plates""; ""Copyright""Behind the scenes during the Second World War, agreements were negotiated for wounded or gravely ill prisoners and 'Protected Personnel' = diplomats, clergy, civilians and alien internees - to be safely exchanged, a little-known dimension of the war. Conducted under the International Red Cross and neutral intermediaries, exchanges were arranged individually between Allied nations and the Axis belligerents. A group of 36 ships, in special livery, were uniquely engaged in this highly dangerous work, sailing through hostile waters alone and undefended, and conspicuously illuminated at night. ConsWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operationsWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations.940.5473Williams David L.91773MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910150544903321Lifeline across the sea3410982UNINA