Tirpitz by Niklas Zetterling
After the Royal Navys bloody high seas campaign to kill the mighty Bismarck, the Allies were left with an uncomfortable truththe German behemoth had a twin sister. Slightly larger than her sibling, the Tirpitz was equally capable of destroying any other battleship afloat, as well as wreak havoc on Allied troop and supply convoys.
There is a good balance between detail and narrative that make the book accessible to those unfamiliar with the Tirpitz.. It is highly recommended as fun reading for a popular and academic audience * British Journal for Military History 11/02/2015 *
Tirpitz is a bloody good read and a very good overview of the war in the northern theatre… * Navy News *
…a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic. * Seapower *
...the narrative is well structured and keeps the reader engaged… * The Nautilus *
Tirpitz is a bloody good read and a very good overview of the war in the northern theatre… * Navy News *
…a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic. * Seapower *
...the narrative is well structured and keeps the reader engaged… * The Nautilus *
Niklas Zetterling, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College, is most recently co-author of The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944. Together with Michael Tamelander, a part-time military author, they have written books about the battleship Tirpitz, the D-Day landings and the 1940 campaign in Norway.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781935149187 |
| ISBN 10 | 1935149180 |
| Title | Tirpitz |
| Author | Niklas Zetterling |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
| Year published | 2009-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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