There have been many fine books written on HMS Hood, the glory of the Royal Navy, while television and cinema have also taken the subject to their heart. No book, however, has ever offered the combination of in-depth research and thrilling narrative to be found in The End of Glory. For twenty years Hood symbolised the Royal Navy during the twilight years of the British Empire before, in 1941, being destroyed in seconds by the battleship Bismarck, a catastrophe that shattered the morale the British public.
Название: The End of Glory: War and Peace in HMS Hood 1916-1941
Издательство: Seaforth Publishing
Год издания: 2012
Автор: Bruce Taylor
Формат: PDF
Язык: English
Страниц: 352
Размер: 19,1 Mb
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