{"product_id":"north-cape-1943-angus-konstam-9781472842114","title":"North Cape 1943: The Sinking of the Scharnhorst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully illustrated study of the Battle of North Cape in 1943, a dramatic clash of British and German battleships in the North Sea which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe German battleship \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003ehad a reputation for being a lucky ship. Early in the war, she fought off a British battlecruiser and sunk a carrier before carrying out two successful forays into the Atlantic. In the spring of 1943, the \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003ewas redeployed to Norway. There, working in concert with other German warships such as the battleship \u003ci\u003eTirpitz, \u003c\/i\u003eshe posed a major threat to the Arctic convoys-the Allied sea lifeline to Russia. Over the next six months, she made two forays into the Barents Sea, but saw no action, save for the shelling of Spitzbergen. However, her presence, alongside \u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e, forced the British to tie down ships in Arctic waters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eTirpitz \u003c\/i\u003ewas put out of action, and Hitler demanded naval support for the war in Russia, the crew of the \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003ehad to act. In late December 1943, she put to sea, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Bey. Her target was an Allied convoy, JW55B, which was passing through the Barents Sea on its way to Murmansk. Unknown to Bey, Admiral Fraser, commanding the British Home Fleet, was using the convoy as bait to draw the \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003einto battle. What followed was a two-day running battle fought in rough seas and near-perpetual darkness, ending with the destruction of the \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst\u003c\/i\u003e and all but 36 of her crew. The loss of \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003eended any serious German naval threat to the Arctic convoy lifeline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this illustrated study, Angus Konstam, one of Britain's premier naval historians, offers a fascinating new insight into this key engagement, combining expert analysis with his unique knack for storytelling to offer a fascinating new perspective on the battle which sank the \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angus Konstam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472842111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472842114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Angus Konstam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088344363263,"sku":"9781472842114","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88455b95-582d-4d66-948a-b0ffcae465f0.jpg?v=1769104336","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-cape-1943-angus-konstam-9781472842114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}