Loss of the "Scharnhorst"

THE SINKING OF THE SCHARNHORST IN DECEMBER 1943 WAS TO BE THE LAST ACTION OF IT'S KIND FOUGHT BY THE ROYAL NAVY.

THE AUTHOR DIVIDES THE BOOK INTO 2 PARTS, THE FIRST GIVING A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE NAVAL WAR,WHICH SUPPLIES THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND FOR  THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACTION.

CHAPTERS DESCRIBE IN DETAIL & WITH THE AID OF DIAGRAMS THE MOVEMENTS OF THE FORCES ENGAGED THE TWO MINOR CRUISER ACTIONS WHICH LED TO THE SINKING.

THE SECOND PART  CONSISTS OF 11 TABLES WHICH LIST THE COMPOSITION OF THE VARIOUS FORCES, THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE WARSHIPS INVOLVED & THE DETAIL OF THE RADAR & ARMAMENTS.

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