North cape 1943 the sinking of the scharnhorst campaign

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A beautifully illustrated study of the dramatic British/German clash in the North Sea that resulted in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst. The German battleship Scharnhorst had 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 Scharnhorst was redeployed to Norway. There, working in concert with other German warships such as the battleship Tirpitz, she posed a major threat to the Arctic convoys – the Allied sea lifeline to Russia. Her presence, alongside Tirpitz, forced the British to tie down ships in Arctic waters. When Tirpitz was put out of action, and Hitler demanded naval support for the war in Russia, the crew of the Scharnhorst under Rear-Admiral Bey, had to act. In late December 1943, she put to sea, her target an Allied convoy passing through the Barents Sea on its way to Murmansk. Unknown to Bey, the British were using the convoy as bait to draw the Scharnhorst into battle. What followed was a two-day running battle fought in rough seas and near-perpetual darkness, ending with the destruction of the Scharnhorst and all but 36 of her crew, ending any serious German naval threat to the Arctic convoy lifeline. Leading naval historian Angus Konstam offers a fascinating new insight into this key engagement. He combines expert analysis with his unique knack for storytelling to offer a fascinating new perspective on the battle which sank the Scharnhorst.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 november 2020

Aantal pagina's: 96

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Angus Konstam

Hoofdillustrator: Edouard A. Groult

Hoofduitgeverij: Osprey Publishing

Product breedte: 184 mm

Product hoogte: 18.4 cm

Product lengte: 248 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 181 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 8 mm

Verpakking lengte: 245 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 313 g

EAN: 9781472842114

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