German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II : Volume I: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1939-1941

ISBN-13: 9780714652085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 258 str.

First Sea Lord; Eric Grove

Opis

This is a compendium of seven Naval Staff Histories which deals with operations by major German surface units as follows: the destruction of the pocket battleship Graf Spee, by three Royal Navy light cruisers off the River Plate; the hunt for the Bismark; the Battle of the North Cape when Scharnhorst was sunk by HMS Duke of York in a snowy, night action; the escape of the Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst up the English Channel through British defences in the Channel Dash; the series of attacks on Tirpitz by aircraft carriers; long-range bombers and midget submarines in her Norwegian lair; and the predations of disguised merchant raiders such as the notorious Pinguin.

Spis treści

Frank Cass is reprinting Admiralty Naval Staff Histories under the general editorship of the Head of Naval Historical Branch. German capital ships and commerce raiders are covered in two volumes, from Graf Spee to Bismarck, and Scharnhorst to Tirpitz. These Second World War operational reports, written by the Navy for the Navy, are a primary resource for historians.

- Ships Telegraph



"meticulously researched and records the naval events for the first time. In the light of the current problems of illegal immigration from the sea taking place in various parts of the world it is extremely relevant today. Recommended"

- Warship World

O autorze

Eric Grove