The sunken gold : a story of World War I espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history /

The sunken gold : a story of World War I espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history /

On January 25, 1917, HMS Laurentic struck two German mines off the coast of Ireland and sank. The ship was carrying 44 tons of gold bullion to the still-neutral United States via Canada in order to finance the war effort for Britain and its allies. Britain desperately needed that sunken treasure, bu...

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Main Author: Williams, Joseph A., 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2017]
Subjects:
Damant, Guybon Chesney Castell, > 1881-1963.
Laurentic (Steamship : 1909-1917)
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British.
Shipwrecks > Ireland > Swilly, Lough, Region > History > 20th century.
Mines (Military explosives) > Ireland > Swilly, Lough, Region > History > 20th century.
Treasure troves > Ireland > Swilly, Lough, Region > History > 20th century.
Salvage > Ireland > Swilly, Lough, Region > History > 20th century.
Espionage, British > History > 20th century.
Submarines (Ships) > Germany > History > 20th century.
History
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