- An insight into the strategic thinking behind and deployment of the Kriegsmarine’s capital ships
- The dramatic story of the most infamous engagements of the war including the Channel Dash and the last duel between British and German battleships at the Battle of North Cape
- Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs
- A must-have for military and historians, enthusiasts, modellers, gamers and those interested in the complexities of naval warfare during the Second World War
In February 1942, six Swordfish armed with torpedoes encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire in the English Channel and were shot down but not before two torpedoes were launched at a German battleship sailing at high speed.
This attack was part of a wider British effort to stop the battleships
Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau from making their way back to Germany. The
Scharnhorst is one of the most famous capital ships to have served with the
Kriegsmarine. Yet she and her sister ship
Gneisenau have been largely overshadowed by the
Bismarck and
Tirpitz, despite the fact that they played a more proactive role in the Second World War and were Germany’s most successful battleships.
This volume provides an authoritative and informative look at the
Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau, the first capital ships of the
Kriegsmarine, from their conception through the first successful years of the Second World War to their respective losses. This is a detailed account of naval warfare against the Royal Navy off the coast of Norway and the war against Allied commerce from the German perspective.
| BOOK ISBN |
9781781558874 |
| FORMAT |
248 x 172 mm |
| BINDING |
Hardback |
| PAGES |
356 pages |
| PUBLICATION DATE |
30 April 2023
|
| TERRITORY |
World |
| ILLUSTRATIONS |
181 mono and 64 colour photographs |
