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Heligoland - The True Story of German Bight and the Island that Britain Forgot (Paperback)
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Heligoland - The True Story of German Bight and the Island that Britain Forgot (Paperback)
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In 1956, sea area Heligoland became German Bight. But why did the
North Sea island, which for nearly a century had demonstrated its
loyalty to Britain, lose its identity? How had this once peaceful
haven become, as Admiral Jacky Fisher exclaimed "a dagger pointed
at England's heart"? Behind the renaming of Heligoland lies a
catalogue of deceit, political amibition, blunder, and daring.
Heligoland came under British rule in the nineteenth century, a
"Gibraltar" of the North Sea. Then, in 1890, despite the islanders'
wishes, Lord Salisbury announced his intention to swap it for
Germany's presence in Zanzibar. The Prime Minister's decision
unleashed a storm of controversy. Queen Victoria telegrammed from
Balmoral to register her fury. During both world wars, it was used
by Germany to control the North Sea, and RAF planes bombed the
once-British territory. The story of Heligoland is more than an
obscure footnote to the British Empire--it shows the significance
of territory throughout history.
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