| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Development and Construction; Bismarck Class: Technical Layout; Scale Plans; The Battleship Bismarck; Origin of the Name: Otto Fürst von Bismarck; The Battleship Tirpitz; Origin of the Name: Grossadmiral Alfred von Tirpitz; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Ships; About the Authors |
| Summary |
The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bismarck (Battleship)
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Tirpitz (Battleship)
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Germany. Kriegsmarine -- History
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Bismarck (Battleship) |
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Germany. Kriegsmarine. |
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Tirpitz (Battleship) |
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Battleships -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
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Battleships -- Design and construction
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Battleships.
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Battleships -- Design and construction.
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Military operations, Naval -- German.
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Germany.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schmolke, Klaus-Peter.
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| ISBN |
9781473846913 |
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1473846919 |
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9781848321977 |
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184832197X |
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