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| 3783 | BURT, R. A. German Battleships 1879–1945 (Warships Fotofax). 48p., illus. London: Arms & Armour, 1989. ISBN: ISBN: 0853689857.
A well-illustrated but limited introduction. |
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| 3784 | BUSCH, Fritz-Otto. The Drama of the Scharnhorst: A Factual Account from the German Viewpoint. 186p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hale; New York: Rinehart, 1956. A history of the German warship eventually sunk in 1943. US title: Holocaust at Sea. Reprinted several times. In 1974 printed in paperback by Futura Publications as The Sinking of the Scharnhorst: The German Account, (ISBN: 0860071308) then in 2004 by Cerberus with the same title ISBN: 1841450383, one of the Fortunes of War series. |
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| 3785 | BUSCH, Fritz–Otto. The Story of the Prince Eugen.190p., illus. London: Hale; New York: Ballantine, 1960.
A popular history of the German warship which was involved in the Bismarck chase and the Channel Dash. She survived the war and was used by the Americans for testing nuclear devices. |
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| 3786 | ELFRATH, Ulrich, & HERZOG, Bodo. The Battleship Bismarck: A Documentary in Words and Pictures. 160p., bibliog., illus. West Chester, Pa.: Schiffer, 1989. ISBN: 0887402216.
A well-illustrated record and itinerary of her career. |
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| 3787 | FRERE-COOK, Gervis. The Attacks on the Tirpitz (Sea Battles in Close–Up, 8). 112p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Ian Allan; Annapolis: NIP, 1973. ISBN: 0711004900.
A detailed account of all 22 British attacks on the Tirpitz by Bomber Command, Fleet Air Arm, and X-Craft. |
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| 3788 | GARRETT, Richard. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: The Elusive Sisters. 175p., bibliog., illus., index. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1978. ISBN: 0715376284.
The infamous "Salmon and Gluckstein" which so mortified the Royal Navy with the Channel Dash. Based on official records and personal accounts, this is a sound account of the famous pair. |
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| 3789 | GRAY, Edwyn. Hitler's Battleships. [vi], 195p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Cooper, 1992. ISBN: 0850523028.
A solid professional account of the careers and fate of Germany's seven major capital ships. |
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| 3790 | JACOBSEN, Alf R. Scharnhorst. x, 309p., bibliog., illus., index. Stroud: Sutton, 2003. ISBN: 0750934042.
The story of the destruction of the Scharnhorst and the clandestine activities around the German naval base in northern Norway are interwoven with the author's personal account of how, after a search lasting many years, he finally succeeded in locating and filming the wreck of the battle cruiser. |
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| 3791 | KENNEDY, Ludovic. Menace: The Life and Death of the Tirpitz. 176p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Sidgwick & Jackson; Boston: Little Brown, 1979. ISBN: 0283984945.
Makes full use of the revelations on ULTRA, of particular value in the case of Tirpitz, whose presence in Norway dictated naval dispositions. US title: The Life and Death of the Tirpitz. |
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| 3792 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Battleship Scharnhorst (Conway Maritime Modellers Series). 64p., bibliog., illus. London: Conway, 1998. ISBN: 0851777724. A heavily illustrated and detailed description of the ship, with good plans. |
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| 3793 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Battleship Tirpitz (Conway Maritime Modellers Series). 56p., bibliog., illus. London: Conway, 1998. ISBN: 085177749X. A heavily illustrated and detailed description of the ship, with good plans. |
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| 3794 | KOOP, Gerhard & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Battleships of the Bismarck Class. Bismarck and Tirpitz: Culmination and Finale of German Battleship Construction. 159p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 1998. ISBN: 185367320X. A heavily illustrated technical and operational account which was first published in Germany in 1990. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN: 9781848321977). |
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| 3795 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Battleships of the Scharnhorst Class. The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: The Backbone of the German Surface Forces at the Outbreak of War. 175p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 1999. ISBN: 185367365X. An excellent heavily illustrated reference work, which combines detailed design description with operational histories and a critical analysis of design and performance. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN: 9781848321922). |
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| 3796 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. German Destroyers of World War II. 225p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 2003. ISBN: 1853675407. A detailed illustrated history, published in Germany in 1995, which traces the building and wartime deployment and includes many rare photographs. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN. 9781848321939). |
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| 3797 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. German Light Cruisers of World War II. 223p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 2002. ISBN: 1557503109. A heavily illustrated history of the six light cruisers, published in Germany in 1983-94, which traces their building and wartime deployment, accompanied by much statistical material. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN: 9781848321946). |
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| 3798 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class. 208p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 2002. ISBN: 1853674346. A heavily illustrated history of the five heavy cruisers of the class, profusely illustrated and which traces their building and wartime deployment, accompanied by much statistical material. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN: 9781848321953). |
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| 3799 | KOOP, Gerhard, & SCHMOLKE, Klaus-Peter. Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class: Deutschland/Lützow, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee.224p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Greenhill; Annapolis: NIP, 1999. ISBN: 1853674028. A heavily illustrated technical and operational account which was first published in Germany. Reprinted by Seaforth in 2014 (ISBN: 9781848321960). |
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| 3800 | KRANCKE, Theodor, & BRENNECKE, H. J. The Battleship Scheer.200, [8]p., illus. London: Kimber, 1956; New York: Norton, 1958.
The then commander of the Scheer gives a popular account of her successful cruise in the winter of 1940–41. US title: Pocket Battleship. |
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| 3801 | LENTON, H. T. German Surface Vessels (Navies of the Second World War). 2 vols., illus. London: Macdonald, 1966; New York: Doubleday, 1967.
Small technical pocketbooks. The first volume covers regular naval vessels and the second auxiliaries. |
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| 3802 | O'HARA, Vincent P. The German Fleet at War 1939-1945. [xii], 308p., bibliog., illus., index. Annapolis: NIP, 2004. ISBN: 1591146518.
Describes sixty-nine surface actions involving the surface fleet in a mix of narrative and tabular material. An unusual and useful approach. |
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