The Drama of Scharnhorst (Wordsworth Military Library)

by Fritz-Otto Busch

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

940.54

Collection

Publication

Wordsworth Editions Ltd (2001), Edition: First Thus, 208 pages

Description

'Scharnhorst sunk by British naval forces 60 sea miles NW of North Cape, 26th December, 1943 at 19 hours 45'.

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This is a ship biography of a major vessel in the WW2 Kriegsmarine. Interesting, and sensational text, but not well mapped. The ship was launched in 1936, and had a livelier career than Bismarck. It was sunk by a force led by the Battleship HMS Duke of York off North Cape Dec. 26th, 1943. Busch was
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a journalist who did well during the Nazi era, publishing several books then, and afterwards successfully negotiated the de-nazification process.
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Language

Original language

German

Original publication date

1956

Physical description

208 p.; 7.99 x 1.85 inches

ISBN

9781840222494

UPC

001840222492
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