British Battles of the Crimean Wars 1854-1856

British Battles of the Crimean Wars 1854-1856
Authors
Grehan, John
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Tags
bisac code 1: hbwl; his037060; history , modern , 19th century
ISBN
9781783462049
Date
2014-07-19T00:00:00+00:00
Size
14.72 MB
Lang
en
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Dispatches in this volume include those relating to the sinking of the German battleship Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate in 1939, the loss of the battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in the Far East, the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst in 1943, the attack on Tirpitz by midget submarines, the contribution by British Pacific Fleet to the assault on Okinawa in 1945 (which included four Royal Navy battleships), and the sinking of Bismarck in 1941.This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.