White Ship Red Crosses Book

White Ship Sails On!”

SAMA82 Members who attended the 2019 AGM will be aware that, with no advance warning whatsoever, the publishers of White Ship – Red Crosses ceased trading just before Christmas 2018. Overnight, the book simply vanished into thin air! White Ship – Red Crosses was first published from the well-attended book launch held on board HMS Warrior in April 2010. As well as several unique contributions from those who had served on board Her Majesty’s Hospital Ship Uganda in 1982, many SAMA82 and BLESMA members also contributed with their own very well-written contributions to the book, making this a fascinating and thoughtful account of British servicemen injured in conflict, thousands of miles from home. In spite of all predictions to the contrary,  we had already achieved five printed editions in the eight years since publication. These included a limited, newly-indexed, hard-back edition published in 2017.