Blockade 1914-1918 : how Shetland won the war

Tait, Ian2015

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"What do you associate with the First World War - soldiers, trenches, and barbed wire? A hundred years after the conflict, we should remember the war touched everyone, civilians included, and Britain's main strength was its Navy, not the Army. Nowhere showed this better than Shetland, where 70 % on war service were sailors or merchant seamen. The islands themselves, not the islanders, were more important for the Allies, because we played a strategic role in the international struggle. Britain's mighty blockade brought a sudden change, and Shetland hosted anchorages, coaling, anti-submarine defences and minesweeping. Locals experienced a buzz in social life, and trading took off. The Allies' war was Shetland's war"Heavily illustrated with historic images and current artefacts, this book by the curator of the Shetland Museum explains Shetland's vital role in WW1. It was the base for the Northern patrol which ultimately blockaded Germany more effectively than their U-boats blockaded the British Isles. Created by the Shetland Museum and Archives and funded by the Scottish Library and Information Council