The Hidden Threat: The Story of Mines and Minesweeping by the Royal Navy in World War I

by Jim Crossley

It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the British Royal Navy in WW1, costing them 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels. They were in the main combated by a civilian force using fishing boats and paddle steamers recruited from holiday resorts. This unlikely armada saved the day for Britain and her allies. After 1916, submarine attacks on merchant ships...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848842724
• ISBN13: 9781848842724
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"