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Windrush

A Ship Through Time

By (author) Paul Arnott
Format: Hardback
Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, United Kingdom
Published: 17th Jun 2019
Dimensions: w 151mm h 238mm d 30mm
Weight: 605g
ISBN-10: 0750989866
ISBN-13: 9780750989862
Barcode No: 9780750989862
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Synopsis
Hamburg, 1930: The German-Jewish shipbuilders Blohm & Voss build a transatlantic ocean cruiser that they christen the Monte Rosa. Norway, 1940: The Monte Rosa is sent to the fjords to assist the dreaded Tirpitz as she bombards British ships. Auschwitz, 1942: Forty-six Jews wait at the gates, after the Monte Rosa had transported them from Oslo. Kiel, 1945: The Monte Rosa is captured by the British and given a new name: the Empire Windrush. London, 1948: The Empire Windrush docks in England, carrying 600 migrants from the Caribbean. In Windrush: A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott explores the epic story of a vessel that played a part in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century, and whose fateful 1948 voyage continues to have consequences - both personal and political - today.

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The ship that gave its name to a generation of immigrants had a fascinating Nazi past ... Paul Arnott paints a rich portrait of life on board the cruiser in its heyday ... an unusual perspective, revealing how a vessel, criss-crossing the oceans, changed history. -- Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian I was so excited about the incredible story you have uncovered on the Windrush ship. I love your approach - this giant object that can tell us a history of the twentieth century -- Andrea Levy, author of Small Island Paul Arnott handles these big questions in the same way a great novelist would: here are the themes; now go and think. -- The Independent