Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship, Hardcover - Angus Konstam

DescriptionA brand-new narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship, Bism...

Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the leg...

The story of the high-stakes air campaign to sink the battleship Tirpitz in her Norwegian lair, when a single bomb could end her threat to the Arct...

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In the early months and years of World War II, it was Germany's cruisers and battleships that most ravaged the Atlantic Convoys. This is the histor...

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DescriptionThe Bismarck is perhaps the most famous--and notorious--warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45, 000-ton German battleship sank HM...

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Referred to by Churchill as `the Beast', `Tirpitz' was Germany's last great battleship and was one of the largest ever constructed in Europe. It wa...

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital wa...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

Drawing on the underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea and Kirk Sound to land a deva...

From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, from the Balkans to Mesopotamia, gunboats played an influential part in the story of World War I. This is ...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamNumber of pages: 96Collection: CampaignPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 185 x 246 x 9C...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8pp of colour illustrationsN...

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Mike SielskiNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 200 x 242 x 36Cover type: Hard...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawing...

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