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The 'Skeleton Coast' by John Marsh
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The internet version of  'Skeleton Coast'. The story of the wrecked passenger liner Dunedin Star of the Blue Star Line.
Steve's Maritime Pages
Maritime disasters, Modern Vessels, World Canals, Maritime Awards
Blue Star Line on the Web All you wish to know about the 'Blue Star Line'. Excellent photograph & picture galleries and much more.
The British Merchant Navy 'Looking for old friends', MN Postings, General Forum, List of Ships, List of Names, A to Z Picture Gallery of  Ships and more.
Commonwealth War Graves Commision

Research Page for those killed during WW1 & WW2.
Old Steamship Pictures & Photographs

Photographic archive of  ships
National Maritime Museum

Useful for maritime Research
Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Research
National Archives Kew

Research
Ahoy - Mac's Web Log

Australian Website - includes the sinking of the Tuscan Star
Naval Operations 1942

Covers Operation Pedestal + Photographs
The U-Boat War 1939-1945

Comprehensive website - U-Boats and their Crews










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THIS is a re-issue, up-dated and much more fully illustrated, of the book first published in 1944 that released the hitherto top secret story of what is surely the most dramatic and inspiring shipwreck and rescue drama of all time.
The story of the wrecking of the British passenger liner Dunedin Star and the eventual rescue of her more than 100 passengers and crew, at the cost of other lives, another ship, a big aircraft, a number of army trucks, etc., has become known to millions since this ‘Best Selling’ book was first published, and is generally accepted to be the peer of true adventure stories.








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Available from Amazon.com or all good bookshops.



From interviews with survivors, eyewitness testimony, historical resources and personal journals of the passengers, Jeff Dawson skilfully reconstructs the Dunedin Star’s doomed voyage, the terror of the wilderness and the painstaking rescue missions. From the grim waters of the North Atlantic to the blistering African wastes, he narrates a classic tale of courage, set against the background of World War II.





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