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050 4 $aG530.B57$bP5 2002
082 04 $a241.696$bPhillips
100 1 $aPhillips, Douglas W.
245 14 $aThe Birkenhead drill /$cby Douglas W. Phillips.
264 1 $aSan Antonio, Texas :$bVision Forum,$c[2002]
264 4 $c©2002
300 $a83 pages ;$c22 cm
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500 $a"Published in the year of the 150th anniversary of the great act of bravery."
505 0 $aThe Loss of the Birkenhead -- Multi-Generational Manhood - The Story of the Birkenhead -- Birkenhead vs. Titanic -- The Testimony of Corporal W. Smith -- Other Survivor Testimonies ; The Testimony of Captain Shelton ; The Testimony of John Thomas Archibald ; The Testimony of Colour Sergeant John O'Neill ; The Testimony of Colonel John Francis Giradot ; The Testimony of Corporal William Smith ; The Testimony of Colonel Richard Athol Nesbitt ; The Testimony of Corporal William Butler ; The Testimony of Mrs. Marian Parkinson -- The Legend of the Birkenhead Gold -- Appendix A: The Birkenhead Passenger List -- Appendix B: Soldier and Sailor Too ("The Birkenhead Drill").
520 $aIn 1852, the British H.M. troopship Birkenhead foundered. More than 400 men chose to drown or be eaten alive by sharks rather than allow one woman or child to suffer. This is the story of the bravery and heroism that has come to be known as the Birkenhead drill. - Cover. The British H.M. Troopship Birkenhead was the crowning glory of her generation. The first iron-hulled vessel of war, she was believed to be unusually resilient and seaworthy. On the night of February 26, 1852, she was sailing for the coast of South Africa with about 638 men, women, and children aboard, including a large contingent of military reinforcements for the troops engaged in the Kaffir Wars. At about 2:00 a.m., the vessel struck a ledge off Cape Danger. Twenty minutes later, she was submerged. Before she sank, an important decision was made. The men would sacrifice their lives for the women and children. They would willingly die rather than even possibly capsize the overloaded boats on which the women and children sought refuge. Over the next few hours, wives and children watched as their loved ones drowned or were consumed by man-eating sharks engaged in a wild feeding frenzy. The heroism of these men not only established the maritime principle of "women and children first," but served to inspire generations of men and women to stand by the ancient Christian principles of heroic manhood.
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