| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- Nordmeer -- “A Wonderful Opportunity� -- The War at Sea�The Initial Years -- New Weapons, Indirect Strategies -- Operation Chariot -- The Arctic Convoys -- PQ15 and PQ16 -- Prelude to Operation RÜsselsprung -- PQ17�The Tragedy -- “Convoy is to Scatter!� -- Operation Title�The Human Torpedos -- Wunderland -- PQ18�The Battling Convoy -- Shetlands-Larsen and the Fishing Boat -- “Have you any use for peats?� -- The Shifting Balance -- The Midget Submarines -- Sizilien�The One Offensive |
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Operation Source BeginsOstfront -- Tungsten -- The Russian Adventure -- Operation Obviate -- Catechism -- The Tirpitz Sinks -- The Tirpitz and the War in the Arctic -- Notes -- Archival Records -- Published Sources |
| Summary |
The final days of Germany's greatest battleship illuminates the strategic implications and dramatic battles surrounding the "Tirpitz," a ship that may have had greater influence on the course of World War II than her more famous sister, the "Bismarck." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Tirpitz (Battleship)
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Tirpitz (Battleship) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Arctic Ocean.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
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Military operations, Naval -- German.
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Military campaigns.
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Arctic Ocean.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tamelander, Michael, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9781612000497 |
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1612000495 |
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1283256355 |
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9781283256353 |
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9786613256355 |
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6613256358 |
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