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[Pen & Sword] - Battleground Europe - Cox's Navy - 
Salvaging the German High Seas Fleet at Scape Flow 1924-1931
By Tony Booth
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Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd 2005 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1844151816 | PDF | 49 MB

On Midsummer's Day 1919 the interned German High Seas Fleet was scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow, Orkney, despite a Royal Navy guard force. Greatly embarrased, the Admiralty nevertheless confidently stated that none of the ships would ever be recovered. Had it not been for the drive and injenuity of one man there is indeed every possibility that they would still be resting on the sea bottom today.

Cox's Navy tells the incredible true story of Ernest Cox, a Wolverhampton-born scrap merchant, who, despite having no prior experience, led the biggest salvage operation in history to recover the ships. The 28,000-ton Hindenburg was the largest ship ever salvaged. Not knowing the boundaries enabled Cox to apply solid common sense and brilliant improvisation, changing forever marine salvage practice during peace and war.

About the Author
Tony Booth served in the Merchant Navy for four-and-a-half years before studying journalism at Sheffield College. He worked freelance for a number of publications, undertaking foreign assignments in Former Yugoslavia, Albania and Chernobyl. While working as a stringer for Reuters he stumbled on the story of Ernest Cox, the subject of this book.

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