When I Heard the Bell - The Loss of the Iolaire

An account on the ninetieth anniversary of the 'dark ship' that tells the story of the Iolaire, the astonishing commitment of the people of Lewis to the war against the Kaiser, its sickening end, and the way of life the disaster effectively destroyed.

A propos de l'auteur

John MacLeod was born in Lochaber in 1966. After his 1988 graduation from Edinburgh University, he began his career at BBC Highland in Inverness and quickly established himself as a freelance writer. He has won several awards, including Scottish Journalist of the Year in 1991, and has contributed to many publications including the Scotsman and the Herald. He currently writes a Thursday column for the Scottish Daily Mail and is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Macleod
• Edition: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 18.04.2024
• EAN: 9781839830563
• ISBN: 978-1-83983-056-3
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Littérature spécialisée (texte ou images) > Histoire, politique; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, maritime history, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)