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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472808908
ISBN-139781472808905
eBay Product ID (ePID)209751543
Product Key Features
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameU-47 in Scapa Flow : the Sinking of Hms Royal Oak 1939
SubjectMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorAngus Konstam
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-490430
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal940.545943
SynopsisEven with Germany in the ascendency at the beginning of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy. Nothing and nobody could penetrate the defences of this bastion, which was built up to formidable levels in World War I and symbolized the faith placed by the British in the invulnerability of their navy. So how, in the dead of night on October 13, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective warships undetected to sink the mighty Royal Oak? This book provides the answer with an account of one of the most daring naval raids of World War II indeed - in all of history. Drawing on the very latest underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea, Kirk Sound and some very unlikely odds to land a devastating blow on the British, and became among the very first German heroes of World War II. It reveals the level of disrepair that Scapa Flow had fallen into, and delves into the intriguing conspiracy theories surrounding the event, including an alleged cover-up by the then First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill.
LC Classification NumberD780
Illustrated byGilliland, Alan, Dennis, Peter
