Sinking of the Prince of Wales & Repulse: The End of the Battleship Era
Sinking of the Prince of Wales & Repulse: The End of the Battleship Era
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Sinking of the Prince of Wales & Repulse: The End of the Battleship Era by Martin Middlebrook
On the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Navy capital ships were sunk off Malaya by air torpedo attack. They had not requested the air support that could have saved them and 840 men died in the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser HMS Repulse. The authors re-create for the reader not only what happened, but also what it was like for the men involved. They dispose of several myths to explain the events of those confused hours, and address the uncertainty, controversy and strong emotions that surrounded the militarily disastrous sinkings.
Martin Middlebrook is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the author of many important books on military history including The Kaiser's Battle and The Falklands War 1982.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844150755 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844150755 |
| Title | Sinking of the Prince of Wales & Repulse: The End of the Battleship Era |
| Author | Martin Middlebrook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 366 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |