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Captain Charles Fryatt: Courageous Mariner of the First World War
Ben Carver
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Description for Captain Charles Fryatt: Courageous Mariner of the First World War
Paperback. An account of the execution of Captain Charles Fryatt and the loss of the SS Brussels in July 1916. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
At about 7 p.m. on 27 July 1916, the Germans committed one of the worst atrocities of the First World War. Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt, Master of the Great Eastern Railway ship SS Brussels, had been court-martialled, even though a civilian, for attempting to ram an attacking German submarine and being a franctireur. Having been found guilty, he was executed almost immediately by firing squad, after a show trial lasting barely two hours, during which he was afforded no proper defence. As happened following the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915, the event caused international outrage, and led to Fryatt's ... Read more
At about 7 p.m. on 27 July 1916, the Germans committed one of the worst atrocities of the First World War. Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt, Master of the Great Eastern Railway ship SS Brussels, had been court-martialled, even though a civilian, for attempting to ram an attacking German submarine and being a franctireur. Having been found guilty, he was executed almost immediately by firing squad, after a show trial lasting barely two hours, during which he was afforded no proper defence. As happened following the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915, the event caused international outrage, and led to Fryatt's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445658612
SKU
V9781445658612
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Ref
99-15
About Ben Carver
Ben Carver is an author and transport historian based in Dorset.
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