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The Reminiscences of Men and Women Who Served in Scapa Flow in the Two World Wars
Scapa Flow, a vast, natural harbour in the Orkney Islands, served as the Royal Navy’s main base during the two world wars, from where ships sailed to the Battle of Jutland in the First and in convoy to northern Russia in the Second. Thousands of men and women saw service in and around this remote anchorage, including soldiers and sailors who crewed the ships and manned the lonely batteries, and Wrens, nurses and civilians who were posted there.
Scapa Flow brings together their memories – the bleak isolation, its implacable winds and glorious sunsets, the camaraderie and good humour – forming a compelling portrait of a unique war station that left its mark on all who served there.
A book to dip into ... But once you start dipping it takes a grip.
A fascinating book of deep interest
A story which for a long time has been crying out to be told and which could not have been put across with more verve and understanding
17th May, 2016 in Maritime, Military
On 31 May 2016 commemorations in Orkney marked the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, in which over 8,000 men died; the installation of Poppies: Weeping Window (part of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London in 2014) had already taken plac…
