(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) An account of the disastrous WWII losses of Royal Navy Battleships, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse on 10th December 1941. Their losses illustrated the effectiveness of aerial attack against naval forces that were not protected by air cover and demonstrated the importance of including an aircraft carrier in major fleet actions. Prince of Wales and Repulse were attacked by land-based bombers and torpedo bombers of the Imperial Japanese Navy east of Malaya. (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Allen Lane, Penguin Press) (ISBN: 0713910429) (Pagination: 366pp, 34 plates, appendices, bibliography, index) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX.

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BATTLESHIP

Publisher

Allen Lane, Penguin Press

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0713910429

ISBN 13

9780713910421

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Illus. With Photos

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Dust Jacket Included

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This is an account of one particular wartime naval action.

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Martin Middlebrook is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of THE KAISER'S BATTLE: MARCH 1918 (Classic Penguin Military History) and THE FIRST DAY ON THE SOMME (Classic Penguin Military History).

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