Battleships of the Bismarck Class - Couverture souple

Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184832197X ISBN 13 : 9781848321977

Editeur : Seaforth Publishing, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed. The first volume, appropriately, is devoted to the Kriesmarine's largest and most powerful units, the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, whose careers stand in stark contrast to each other - one with a glorious but short life, while the other was to spend a hunted existence in Norwegian fjords, all the time posing a threat to Allied sea communications, while attacked by everything from midget submarines to heavy bombers.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Gerhard Koop served in both the Kriegesmarine and the postwar Bundesmarine, and became one of German's leading authorities on warship design and the author of numerous highly regarded books. His collaborator, Klaus-Peter Schmolke, was well-known for the detail and accuracy of his technical drawings.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Seaforth Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 184832197X
• ISBN 13: 9781848321977
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160