Project Gutenberg 2015-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 240 Dixon, W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) 1866 1945 Dixon, William Macneile 17027660 The Fleets Behind the Fleet The Work of the Merchant Seamen and Fishermen in the War E-text prepared by Chris Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Fleets Behind the Fleet" by W. MacNeile Dixon is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work emphasizes the crucial role that merchant seamen and fishermen played during wartime, particularly in the context of Britain's maritime operations. Dixon aims to shed light on the often-overlooked contributions of these individuals, distinguishing their efforts from the more celebrated stories of naval battles and aerial warfare. The opening of the text establishes a forward that frames the purpose of the work, criticizing how histories tend to obscure the contributions of merchant sailors and fishermen in favor of highlighting naval conflicts. It conveys a sense of pride in the tradition of British seamanship and defines the interconnectedness of naval and merchant fleets as vital components of national strength. The narrative begins by reflecting on Britain’s geographical nature as a maritime nation and emphasizes how this identity fosters a deep-rooted connection to the sea, setting the stage for a broader examination of the contributions of those who work to keep Britain's trade routes open and secure during times of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, British Merchant mariners -- Great Britain D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 172565 172349 2024-09-20T08:12:43.813176 2023-09-21T05:04:29.899052 text/html text/html 171338 2020-09-01T12:59:30 text/html 369169 2020-09-01T12:59:34 text/html application/zip 422767 2024-09-20T08:12:47.405209 application/epub+zip 423745 2024-09-20T08:12:44.603170 application/epub+zip 135326 2024-09-20T08:12:44.189290 application/epub+zip 488860 2024-09-20T08:12:49.891144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471750 2024-09-20T08:12:46.976153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183929 2022-09-22T03:32:26.911293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150492 150316 2024-09-20T08:12:43.461196 2023-09-21T05:04:29.450058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150564 2020-06-15T22:01:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 60461 2020-06-15T22:01:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18541 2024-09-20T08:12:50.019143 application/rdf+xml 31250 2024-09-20T08:12:44.266187 image/jpeg 5304 2024-09-20T08:12:44.227168 image/jpeg 378495 2024-09-20T08:12:43.839187 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog