The SS City of Flint : an American freighter at war, 1939-1943 / Magne Haugseng.

"In Europe, World War II was four months old by Christmas 1939. The City of Flint, an American freighter, had been instrumental in rescuing 1200 passengers from a torpedoed ocean liner, making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. She was captured by a Nazi warship and sent towards a German port,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haugseng, Magne, 1951- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
Subjects:	City of Flint (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 > Atlantic Ocean. World War, 1939-1945 > Transportation. Naval convoys > History > 20th century. Cargo ships > United States > History > 20th century. Shipwrecks > North Atlantic Ocean > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine. HISTORY / Military / World War II. HISTORY / Military / Naval. Cargo ships. Military operations, Naval. Military operations, Naval > Submarine. Naval convoys. Shipwrecks. Transportation. Atlantic Ocean. North Atlantic Ocean. United States. 1900-1999 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	viii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

The beginning
Preparations
A helping hand
The prize
Trapped
Politics of neutrality
Americans in communist Soviet Union
Back to Norway
The chase
Turning point
Pawn
Cargo
Going home
Convoys
Convoy
to Murmansk
Basra
Torpedoed
The prey
The target
Postscript
Still waters once again
Postscript.