German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: Volume II: From Scharnhorst to Tirpitz, 1942-1944 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780714652832)

This volume is a compendium of four Battle Summaries or Naval Staff Histories produced soon after the war by the Naval Historical Branch of the Admiralty. Originally classified and designed for internal use only, these histories are published here for the first time. The documents in this book cover the actions that resulted in the sinking or immobilising of the German warships "Bismarck" and "Graf Spee", and records the struggle to rid the seas of the meance of the armed merchant raiders.

Author: Eric Grove
ISBN-10: 0714652830
ISBN-13: 9780714652832
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2002
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.78w x 0.76d