{"product_id":"9781472841193-british-battleship-vs-german-battleship","title":"British Battleship vs German Battleship","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1941–43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing up-to-date historical and marine archaeological research, a novel, comparative exploration of an ever-popular subject: the epic clashes of British and German surface battleships during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the outbreak of World War II, the four key Capital German ships comprised the \u003ci\u003eBismarck, Tirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir primary threats where the Royal Navy’s King George V­class battleships, the most modern British battleships in commission during World War II and some of the Navy’s most powerful vessels. Five ships of this class were built: HMS \u003ci\u003eKing George V, Prince of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDuke of York,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHowe \u003c\/i\u003e(late 1942) and \u003ci\u003eAnson \u003c\/i\u003e(late 1942). The powerful vessels in this class would clash with the pride of the Kriegsmarine in two major engagements: first, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait and subsequent pursuit of the \u003ci\u003eBismarck \u003c\/i\u003ebetween 24 and 27 May 1941, and again at the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside the King George V class, the Royal Navy’s two-­ship Nelson-­class (\u003ci\u003eNelson \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRodney\u003c\/i\u003e), comprised Britain’s only other battleships built in the interwar years. Both ships served extensively in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian oceans during the war, but their moment of fame came when \u003ci\u003eRodney \u003c\/i\u003e(together with \u003ci\u003eKing George V\u003c\/i\u003e) chased down and bombarded the doomed \u003ci\u003eBismarck \u003c\/i\u003ein May 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis superbly detailed addition to the Duel series compares and contrasts the design and development of these opposing capital ships, and describes the epic clashes on the high seas that ended with the destruction of the Kriegsmarine’s major naval assets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944690692193,"sku":"9781472841193","price":15.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31633554.jpg?v=1733989353","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472841193-british-battleship-vs-german-battleship","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}