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200 10$aLifeline across the sea $emercy ships of the Second World War and their repatriation missions /$fDavid L. Williams
210  1$aStroud, Gloucestershire :$cThe History Press,$d2015.
215   $a1 online resource (269 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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327   $a""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""
330   $aBehind 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. Cons
606   $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations
615  0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations.
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