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Conwy Mulberry Harbour
Conwy Mulberry Harbour
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Hanes hynod ddiddorol am y gwaith o adeiladu rhannau ar gyfer porthladd ffug a wnaethpwyd ar draethau Conwy dan oruchwyliaeth y peiriannydd sifil Hugh Iorys Hughes, cyn iddynt gael eu defnyddio yn ystod y glaniad llwyddiannus ar draethau Normandi ym Mehefin 1944. Adargraffiad; cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 2001.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
A fascinating account of the construction of the components of the artificial port carried out on the shores of Conwy under the supervision of the civil engineer Hugh Iorys Hughes, before they were used in the successful landing on the Normandy beaches in June 1944. Reprint; first published in 2001.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9780863817571
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9780863817571
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Conwy Mulberry Harbour
- Awdur / Author
- Hughes, Mark
- Current Price ex VAT
- £4.95
- Current Price inc VAT
- £4.95
- Availability Status (EN)
- Out of print
- Availability Status (CY)
- Allan o brint
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2013-03-13
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Llygad Gwalch Cyf
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 76 pages
- Size
- 1 × 1 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Trafnidiaeth - Arall (yn Saesneg) | EN: Transport - Other (in English)
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
In Conwy Mulberry Harbour , Mark Hughes tells the story of how parts of the artificial 'Mulberry' harbours, used to such important effect in the invasion of Normandy in 1944, were constructed at Morfa, near Conwy, under the guidance of Bangor-born civil engineer Hugh Iorys Hughes. Hughes is presented as a self-effacing hero whose contribution was only recognised after his death in 1977. The building itself involved nearly a thousand men working from 1942 onwards, as part of a much bigger project that employed 45,000 men across Britain. At Conwy, both prototypes and then pierheads and pontoons were constructed. Although the 'Mulberry A' harbour at Cherbourg was destroyed by a storm within a fortnight of being constructed, 'Mulberry B' at Arromanches provided a vital supply link for the troops in the Normandy beachhead, with the target figure of 6,000 tons unloaded per day being reached in early July 1944. This booklet, written in a brisk and unadorned style, is illustrated with sixteen pages of black and white photographs and is generally accurately and clearly-presented, although the 'Battle of Medway' should have been 'Battle of Midway' (p. 8), and the fact that neither bibliography nor notes are supplied is regrettable. It should be of interest both to inhabitants of the Conwy area and to military history enthusiasts.
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