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ROMPKEY, Bill , (ed.). St. John's and the Battle of the Atlantic.
Flanker Press , St. John's, 2009, ISBN:9781897317396
ROMPKEY, Bill, (ed.). St. John's and the Battle of the Atlantic. St. John's: Flanker Press Ltd., 2009. First Printing. Pp (2),[i]-xxi,(3),1-266,(4). Illustrated. Maps. Index. 8vo, illustrated black card covers, lettered in white. "During World War II St. John’s, Newfoundland played a critical role in the fight against Nazi Germany. Seamen from all over the world sailed toand from the old seaport, chosen for duty because it was closest to Europe and because its people knew both the peril and glory of the North Atlantic . In his introduction to this absorbing collection of stories, Bill Rompkeyexamines the city’s service to one of the most famous battles in military history and the effect it had on the people of St. John’s. The stories thatfollow provide an insider’s look at life in Newfoundland during this chall enging time." - from the back cover. Very good. 12.50
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CLUETT, Frances) ROMPKEY, Bill, ed. RIGGS, Bert, ed. War Letters of Frances Cluett, VAD. pbk.
Flanker Press, St. John's, NF, 2006, ISBN:1894463927
(CLUETT, Frances). The War Letters of Frances Cluett, VAD. Edited by Bill Rompkey and Bert Riggs. St. John's, NF: Flanker Press, Ltd., 2006. Pp. (6),vii-xxxi,(3),3-172,(4). Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated yellow card covers. "Frances Cluett was born in Belleoram, Newfoundland, in 1883. At the age of thirty-three, she left her Fortune Bay home to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), an organization committed to assisting military personnel during World War I. She trained in London, England, for work in a military hospital and in 1917 was stationed at the 10th General Hospital in Rouen, France. During her four years of service overseas, Nurse Cluett wrote many letters to home. Contained here are the war letters she sent to her mother in Newfoundland, telegrams describing the atrocities of war, the valiant deeds ofcomrades in arms, and the despair of young men dying on foreign shores." - from the rear cover. Vg. 9.00
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