Bismarck and Hood : the battle of the Denmark Strait : a technical analysis for a new perspective
Santarini, Marco2013
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A concise and technical analysis of the battle in which HMS Hood was sunk and doomed the Bismarck.
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[Stroud] : Fonthill, 2013.
Collation:
169 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-169)
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: Aim of this study -- Aspects of the battle worthy of further investigation -- An analysis and a synthesis -- 1.1.Anglo-German naval rivalry between the Belle Epoque and the First World War -- 1.2.The importance of the force ratio -- 1.3.The strategic context from 1935 to 1941: the reasons for commerce raiding -- 1.4.Technical aspects of shipbuilding -- 2.1.General remarks on Operation Rheinubung -- 2.2.British operations to block access to the central Atlantic -- 2.3.The German forces and the opposing British units -- 2.4.Planning Rheinabung: critical aspects -- 2.5.Remarks on the first part of Rheinubung -- 2.6.The Battle of the Denmark Strait and its effects on Rheinubung -- 3.1.British interception manoeuvres -- 3.2.Fighting manoeuvres of the British units -- 3.3.Manoeuvres of the German group -- 3.4.Remarks on the choice of targets and artillery fire -- 3.5.Further remarks -- 3.6.A different scenario? -- 3.7.'Virtual' analysis of the battle --
ISBN:
97817815523151781552312
Dewey class:
940.54293940.5429
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English
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BRN:
160174
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