Hamburg, 1930: The German-Jewish shipbuilders Blohm & Voss build a transatlantic ocean cruiser that they christen the Monte Rosa.

Norway, 1940: The Monte Rosa is sent to the fjords to assist the dreaded Tirpitz as she bombards British ships.

Auschwitz, 1942: Forty-six Jews wait at the gates, after the Monte Rosa had transported them from Oslo.

Kiel, 1945: The Monte Rosa is captured by the British and given a new name: the Empire Windrush.

London, 1948: The Empire Windrush docks in England, carrying 600 migrants from the Caribbean.

In Windrush: A Ship Through Time Paul Arnott explores the epic story of a vessel that played a part in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century, and whose fateful 1948 voyage continues to have consequences - both personal and political - today.

About the Author
PAUL ARNOTT'S career in media began at The Independent and Time Out as an arts correspondent before he became a television producer and director, making films and documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four. He is the author of A Good Likeness: A Personal Story of Adoption (Little, Brown), Let Me Eat Cake (Hodder) and Is Anybody Up There? (Hodder). He lives in Devon, where he is a leading anti-corruption campaigner, district councillor and the leader of the East Devon Alliance of Independents.

Reviews
The ship that gave its name to a generation of immigrants had a fascinating Nazi past ... Paul Arnott paints a rich portrait of life on board the cruiser in its heyday ... an unusual perspective, revealing how a vessel, criss-crossing the oceans, changed history. -- Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian
I was so excited about the incredible story you have uncovered on the Windrush ship. I love your approach - this giant object that can tell us a history of the twentieth century -- Andrea Levy, author of Small Island
Paul Arnott handles these big questions in the same way a great novelist would: here are the themes; now go and think. -- The Independent



Book Information
ISBN 9780750989862
Author Paul Arnott
Format Hardback
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd