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" Bayly's war : "
Steve R Dunn.
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852766
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Dunn, Steve R.
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Bayly's war : : the battle for the western approaches in the First World War /\ Steve R Dunn.
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :: Seaforth Publishing, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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1 online resource
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1526701243
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1526701235
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1526701251
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9781526701237
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9781526701251
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.
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Cover; Title; Dedication; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Plates; A Note on the Structure and Intent of this Book; Preface; Prologue; Part One: The Coast of Ireland Command until April 1917; 1. The Western Approaches and Queenstown; 2. War, 1914; 3. 'It was just murder', January -- July 1915; 4. A New Broom, 1915; 5. New Ships, New Tactics, July and August 1915; 6. Bad Blood and First Blood, August and September 1915; 7. The U-boats Return: January -- April 1916; 8. 'A Terrible Beauty is Born', April 1916; 9. The Calm Before the Storm, May -- December 1916; 10. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, 1917.
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11. April is the Cruellest Month, 1917Part Two: The Royal Navy and United States Navy under Bayly's Command; 12. The Americans Arrive, 1917; 13. 'Pull Together': Joint Operations Commence, 1917; 14. U-Boot-Falle, 1917; 15. The Fight Continues, 1917; 16. The Americans are Blooded, 1917; 17. A Strange Sort Of Life; 18. Difficult Times, December 1917; 19. The Turning Tide, January -- June 1918; 20. The War from the Air; 21. A Hard Road, July -- September 1918; 22. Victory, 1918; Part Three: Bayly's Leaving and Achievements; 23. Pain and Pleasure: An Admiral Takes His Leave.
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24. Considerations and Conclusions25. Envoi; Appendices; 1. The Principal Queenstown Sloops and their Commanders; 2. The Queenstown VCs; 3. Why Was It So Hard to Find a U-boat; 4. U-boats Sunk in the Western Approaches by Vessels under Bayly's Direct Orders; 5. Auxiliary Vessels based on the Coast of Ireland and Irish Sea, 1 January 1918; 6. Principal German U-boat Types; Author's Note; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Baylys War is the story of the Royal Navys Coast of Ireland Command (later named Western Approaches Command) during World War One.Britain was particularly vulnerable to the disruption of trade in the Western Approaches through which food and munitions (and later soldiers) from North America and the Caribbean and ores and raw materials from the Southern Americas, all passed on their way to Liverpool or the Channel ports and London. After the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915 and the introduction of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans, Britain found herself engaged in a fight for survival as U-boats targeted all incoming trade in an attempt to drive her into submission. Britains naval forces, based in Queenstown on the southern Irish coast, fought a long and arduous battle to keep the seaways open, and it was only one they began to master after American naval forces joined in 1917.Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly was the man appointed to the Coast of Ireland Command. A fierce disciplinarian with a mania for efficiency, and thought by some of his colleagues to be more than a little mad, Bayly took the fight to the enemy. Utilising any vessel he could muster trawlers, tugs, yachts as well as the few naval craft at his disposal, he set out to hunt down the enemy submarines. The command also swept for mines, escorted merchantmen and fought endlessly against the harsh Atlantic weather. Relief came When America sent destroyers to Queenstown to serve under him, and Bayly, to the surprise of many, integrated the command into a homogenous fighting force.Along the way, the Command had to deal with the ambivalent attitude of the Irish population, the 1916 Easter Rising, the attempt to land arms on Irelands west coast and the resurgence of Irish nationalism in 1917.Baylys War is a vivid account of this vigorous defence of Britains trade and brings to life the U-boat battles, Q-ship actions, merchant ship sinkings and rescues as well as the tireless Bayly, the commander at the centre.
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Great Britain.-- History-- World War, 1914-1918.
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Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Campaigns-- Atlantic Ocean.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Naval operations, British.
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World War, 1914-1918-- Ireland.
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HISTORY-- Europe-- Western.
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Military campaigns.
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Atlantic Ocean.
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Ireland.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.4/5941
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D581.D859 2018
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