King George V Class Battleships
V. E. Tarrant - King George V Class Battleships
Arms & Armour Press | 1999 | ISBN: 1854095242 | English | 292 pages | PDF | 246.81 MB
Arms & Armour Press | 1999 | ISBN: 1854095242 | English | 292 pages | PDF | 246.81 MB
An analysis of these famous British vessels, enhanced by a number of personal accounts of World War II veterans. Launched in February 1939 and commissioned on the 1st October 1940, King George V was the first of five ships of her class, the last great and justly most famous battleships to see active service in the Royal Navy. This extensively illustrated study is the definitive history of his Majesty's ships King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Anson and Howe. Naval historian V. E. Tarrant details the design, armour , armamnets and performance of the class, and the strategic thinking behind their deployment. There is a full narrative service history of each ship, including on-board eyewitness accounts and dramatic battle photographs. Main engagements - such as the sinking of the Bismarck - are highlighted with detailed battle maps and the author captures, in full and authentic flavour, the awful majesty of war at sea between capital ships.