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Hebrides at War

by Mike Hughes

ISBN: 9781841581439
Imprint: Birlinn
Publication Date: Oct 2009
Format: Paperback
Price: £10.99
Stock Status: in stock

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest and toughest battle of the Second World War, and for the course of it, the Western Highlands and islands of Scotland represented the front line.

From 1939 to 1945, places like Oban, Tobermory, Tiree, Benbecula and Stornoway were important strategic bases and training centres for both the RAF and navy as they sought to protect vital Atlantic convoys from the German U-boat threat. This book brings together photographs and memories of the men and women who served and lived in Oban and the Hebrides during these years. It forms a fascinating and unique record of the events, tragedies, people and landscape of the war years in the west of Scotland.

Mike Hughes is a well known authority on WWII history in the Hebridean islands and has participated in discussions and presentations for the Islands Book Trust and the BBC He lives in Glasgow.

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