Neutral Shores: Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic

Mark McShane

ISBN 10: 1856359344 / ISBN 13: 9781856359344

Published by Mercier Press, Co. Cork, Ireland, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neutral Shores: Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic
• Publisher: Mercier Press, Co. Cork, Ireland
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856359344
• ISBN 13: 9781856359344
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

From September 1939 until the last days of the war in 1945 Ireland was host to a constant flow of casualties from the Battle of the Atlantic. Ireland's unique location situated near the vital shipping lanes of the Western Approaches placed the country in the immediate conflict zone once the war at sea began with the sinking of the British merchant liner Athenia on 3 September 1939, when 449 survivors landed in Galway city. Neutral Shores follows the story of how many merchant navy ships during the war were attacked and sunk, and their surviving crews left adrift on the hostile Atlantic Ocean in a desperate struggle for survival. For the fortunate ones sanctuary was found along Ireland's rugged Atlantic shores, where the local people took these men from the sea into their homes and cared for them without any consideration of their nationality or allegiances to any of the belligerent nations.

About the Author

Mark McShane qualified as a Merchant Navy officer in 1994 and continues to serve at sea. He lives in Cork. Neutral Shores is his first book.