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| 1082 | HUGHES, Mark. Conwy Mulberry Harbour. 75p., illus. Llanrwst: Carreg Gwalch, 2001. ISBN: 0863817572.
A local history which covers construction work on Mulberry Harbour components in this part of Wales. |
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| 1083 | JAMES, Mark. D-Day Wrecks of Normandy. 192p., illus., index. Derby: [author], 1997. ISBN: 0953185605.
A divers' guide with good accounts of the ships and how they came to be sunk. An unusual but useful reference guide. |
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| 1084 | McGIVERN, Cecil. The Harbour Called Mulberry: The Story of the Harbour That Sailed to France on June 6, 1944, Dramatised for Radio. 44p., illus. London: Pendulum, 1945.
The text of a radio broadcast explaining the great feat. |
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| 1085 | MURCHIE, A.T. The Mulberry Harbour Project in Wigtownshire 1942-1944 (The Local History series, No. 4). 63p., illus. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 1872350623.
A well illustrated and detailed account of the development and assembly of the Spuds, Swiss Rolls and Hippos which went into the development of Mulberry. A second edition was published in 1999. |
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| 1086 | RICHMOND, Ray. Mulberry Harbour: D-Day 1944 (Monograph 118). 19p., bibliog., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1989.
A good general introduction to their use. |
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| 1087 | SEARLE, Adrian. PLUTO: Pipe-Line Under the Ocean. The Definitive Story. 128p., bibliog., illus., index. Shanklin: Shanklin Cline, 1995. ISBN: 0952587602.
The story of an apparently preposterous notion turned into engineering reality to create a seventy mile pipeline to supply fuel after the Normandy landings but before a port had been captured. A revised second edition was published in 2004 . |
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| 1088 | STANFORD, Alfred B. Force Mulberry: The Planning and Installation of the Artificial Harbor off US Normandy Beaches in World War II. 240p., illus., index. New York: Morrow, 1951. An honest but early account which describes this enormous technical achievement. Republished by Whitehead Books in 2007, ISBN: 9781406706086 |
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| 1089 | TAYLOR, J. E. The Last Passage. 137p., illus. London: Allen & Unwin, 1946.
The story of the Gooseberries or blockships used in the Mulberry Harbours, by the officer in charge. |
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| 1090 | TAYLOR, John P. The Pre-fabricated Port of Arromanches ("Mulberry B"). [ii], 37p., illus. London: Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, [1945].
A largely technical account of its construction operation and effect, which originally appeared as an article in the Shipbuilding and Shipping Record. |
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| 1091 | Tales From the Beach: New Zealanders in Operation Neptune. 16p., illus. Auckland: Royal New Zealand Navy, 1994. ISBN: 0477010761.
Memories taken from the collections of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum. |
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| 1092 | BUFFETAUT, Yves. D-Day Ships: The Allied Invasion Fleet, June 1944. 162p., bibliog., illus, index. London: Conway, 1994. ISBN: 0851776396.
In fact a well-illustrated and concise account of all the naval aspects of Operation Neptune, describing the planning, the various ship classes involved, a review of the naval action at each beach, and other activities such as the Mulberry Harbours. It suffers a little from over-compression. |
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| 1093 | EDWARDS, Kenneth. Operation Neptune. 319p., illus., index. London: Collins, 1946. Excellent coverage of the naval side of Overlord. Also covers the clearing of the Channel ports and the Walcheren landings. A basic secondary source. A revised edition was published by Fonthill in 2012 as Operation Neptune: The Logistics and Support for the Normandy Landings (ISBN: 1781551278). |
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| 1094 | JOHNSON, Garry, & DUNPHIE, Christopher. Brightly Shone the Dawn: Some Experiences of the Invasion of Normandy. 143p., illus., index. London: Warne, 1980. ISBN: 0723226741.
Lectures on what it was like from the Staff College at Camberley, including a view by the Captain, Peter Dickens, from the bridge of Blencathra. |
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| 1095 | PRADOS, Edward F. Neptunus Rex: Naval Stories of the Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944. xvi, 304p., bibliog., illus, index. Novata, Calif.: US Navy Memorial Foundation, 1998. ISBN: 089141648X.
Some 50 American eyewitness accounts ranging from letters, diaries, and poems to later reminiscences. |
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| 1096 | RICHMOND, Ray. Naval Involvement D-Day 1944 (Monograph 117). 23p., illus. Garden Island, Naval Historical Society of Australia, [1989].
Attempts to put into perspective the significant role of the maritime forces. |
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| 1097 | SCHOFIELD, B. B. Operation Neptune (Sea Battles in Close-Up, 10). 168p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Ian Allan; Annapolis: NIP, 1974. ISBN: 0711005036.
Another of the very detailed little books in this series. In this case, even Admiral Schofield’s skill cannot disguise the fact that the subject is really too large to be treated fully in so small a space. Nevertheless crammed with information. Reprinted by Pen & Sword in 2008. |
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| 1098 | WILLIAMS, Jack. They Led the Way. [5], v, 172p., bibliog., illus., index. Blackpool, [author], 1994. ISBN: 095231410X.
A former AB on minesweepers and founder of the Algerines Association describes very fully the role of a neglected group of ships, the minesweepers. Well-illustrated and full of reminiscences. |
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| 1099 | WINSER, John de S. The D-Day Ships. Neptune: The Greatest Amphibious Operation in History. 172p., illus. Kendal: World Ship Society, 1994. ISBN: 0905617754.
A detailed listing of the ships used and their involvement follows a brief history and chronology of the operation. An excellent and essential reference tool. |
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| 1100 | BRYANS, Peter J., ed. Channel Islands Merchant Shipping 1940-1945 (Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey Branch) Archives Book 5). Text by John Wallbridge. 80p., illus. Grouville: Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey Branch), [c.1986].
An excellent photographic record. The various vessels are listed alphabetically with details of the ships and their role given. |
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| 1101 | CORTVRIEND, V. V. Isolated Island: A History and Personal Reminiscences of the German Occupation of the Island of Guernsey, June 1940-May 1945. 334p. Guernsey: Star and Gazette, 1947.
Although largely concerned with experiences under German rule, the partial evacuation of the island in 1940 and its eventual relief in 1945 are described. |
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