Defending St Kilda by Ron Morris
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Overview: In this book, based on new research and with archive photographs, Ron Morris tells the intriguing and little‑known story of the role which St Kilda played in World War 1, including the establishment of a wireless station and Royal Navy base to monitor enemy movements in the North Atlantic. In May 1918, a German U-boat entered Village Bay and opened fire, following which a gun was erected on St Kilda next to the Manse to respond to future attacks – although this was never used in anger.
A flavour of how the islanders responded to this unexpected threat can be gained from the following extract:
”Finlay MacQueen like some of the other islanders was still under the impression the submarine was a friendly craft and intended to row his little boat out to it for a chat with the sailors and hoping to replenish his dwindling stock of tobacco in the process. He grew annoyed when the submarine failed to stop, but continued in its circle putting his intended visit out of reach”
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Genre: Non-Fiction > History World War One, Scotland
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