Description
| Product ID: | 9781841765044 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Title: | German Destroyers 1939-45 |
| Authors: | Author: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Weapons and equipment, European history, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Weapons & equipment, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This work details the German vessels involved in the infamous naval battle at Narvik, where the Royal Navy destroyed half of the German naval force. It describes the destroyers' design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war. The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their allied counterparts. They served their country well in operations in the Channel, North Sea, the Far North and in the rescue of civilians from East Prussia during the final days of the war. This title describes their design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-11-19 |
