Salvage of the Birkenhead by Allan Kayle is an account of the four years that he and his team of divers spent salvaging the HMS Birkenhead which was wrecked off the Cape coast in 1852. At the time, the soldiers' chivalry gave rise to the "women and children first" protocol when abandoning ship.
Publisher:
Southern Book Publishers
Edition:
First, 1990
ISBN:
1868122603
Binding:
Hardcover with dustjacket and plastic sleeve
Dimensions
25,1 × 17 × 1,5 cm
Condition:
Very good, some small wear to the boards and corners
R200
In Stock:
1
