Bibliograph

Heroes of the RNLI, the storm warriors, Martyn Beardsley

Type

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Heroes of the RNLI, the storm warriors, Martyn Beardsley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heroes of the RNLI

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Martyn Beardsley

Sub title

the storm warriors

Summary

This maritime history recounts dramatic tales of rescue at sea by the brave members of the 200-year-old Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Whenever vessels have foundered off the coasts of Britain, there have been brave individuals willing to give their all to save those in peril. But in 1823, Sir William Hillary decided that this impromptu approach was not enough. He believed that many more lives could be saved by the establishment of a national, organized rescue service. His idea was realized the following year with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. From the days of oar-powered open boats to modern, hi-tech vessels, rescuers have battled storms and unimaginable conditions, risking - and sometimes forfeiting - their own lives in efforts to save others. The most outstanding of these operations led to the awarding of gold medals for gallantry, the RNLI version of the Victoria Cross. Drawn from archives, contemporary newspaper accounts and genealogical records, this book looks not just at the details of the rescues, but into the people behind them

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Heroes of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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