ciorac Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 c'link pick-up. I've never even heard of a Nazi slave ship. But the book is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) c'link pick-up. I've never even heard of a Nazi slave ship. But the book is cool Yet another dramatic chapter in the history of the British Navy was written when on February 16 H.M.S. "Cossack" pursued the Nazi slave-ship "Altmark" into a Norwegian fjord and rescued 299 British prisoners at the point of the bayonet. Below is a recapitulation of the episode based on Admiralty statements and eye-witness stories. The slave ship was almost home. Two months and more had passed since she parted company from the "Admiral Graf Spee" after receiving from the pocket battleship her last captures of British prisoners. That was on December 6, somewhere in the South Atlantic, and since then while the "Graf Spee" was resting and sinking ever deeper into the Montevidean sandbank, the "Altmark" had ploughed a zigzag course heading northward. She reached at last the cold waters of Iceland, and now turned south past the towering cliffs of Norway. On February 14 she got into Norwegian territorial waters of Trondheim Fjord and (according to the Norwegian Prime Minister) was stopped and "examined" by a Norwegian torpedo boat. She was allowed to continue her journey, but next day, 100 miles north of Bergen, was again stopped by a Norwegian warship, and refused a request that she should be searched. The afternoon of Friday, February 16, found her approaching Norway's southernmost point; a very short distance beyond lay the Skagerrak, safety, and home... HMS Cossack and crew which liberated the British prisoners. Edited June 28, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrunkenhead Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 My one and only c-link auction win. I'm pretty happy with it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 c'link pick-up. That's pretty darn cool (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 My one and only c-link auction win. I'm pretty happy with it, though. Crazy cover on that one... Cool book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I was happy to pick up this one for cheap on CL last night. I'm starting to really like the covers on the Street and Smith books. They have a unique feel and the colours are great. And you can't beat the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I was happy to pick up this one for cheap on CL last night. I'm starting to really like the covers on the Street and Smith books. They have a unique feel and the colours are great. And you can't beat the prices. Tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRCostigan Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Nice -- and I have to agree on the colors. That Shadow you posted a few weeks ago has a great, haunting mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks... That Shadow is definitely an eerie one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrunkenhead Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 My one and only c-link auction win. I'm pretty happy with it, though. Crazy cover on that one... Cool book. Crazy indeed. I love the little bald-headed goon-look-alike. Just pushes the whole cover into the WTF red zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 One C-link and one Vern book (Paratrooper)............ GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) One C-link and one Vern book (Paratrooper)............ GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Another nice S and S book... I liked this one when Strawman posted it awhile back as well.. Congrats Jim. Edited June 29, 2013 by Twistty1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Here's a couple early WWII Actions that just arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Like 'em both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 One C-link and one Vern book (Paratrooper)............ GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u (Vaughn ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrunkenhead Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Here's a couple early WWII Actions that just arrived. Can't go wrong with the 43! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 love the doc. some great s and s covers. especially in the shadow run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Like 'em both Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Here's a couple early WWII Actions that just arrived. Can't go wrong with the 43! I love the cover on the 43, I couldn't pass it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyBooks1969 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 got to love a good war cover, nice #43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
