Salvage of the Birkenhead - Allan Kayle

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

Year Published: 

1990

Binding: 

Hardcover with dustjacket and plastic sleeve

ISBN: 

1868122603

Dimensions: 

25.1 × 17 × 1.5 cm

Book Weight: 

0.545 kg

Condition: 

Very good, some small wear to the boards and corners

Price: 

ZAR 200.00

In Stock: 

1

Category: 

Front cover of Salvage of the Birkenhead by Allan Kayle