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Author Koop, Gerhard.

Title Battleships of the Bismarck class : Bismarck and Tirpitz : culmination and finale of German battleship construction / Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke
Published Havertown : Seaforth Publishing, 2014

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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)
Tirpitz (Battleship)
Germany. Kriegsmarine -- History
SUBJECT Bismarck (Battleship) fast
Germany. Kriegsmarine fast
Tirpitz (Battleship) fast
Subject Battleships -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
Battleships -- Design and construction
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Battleships
Battleships -- Design and construction
Military operations, Naval -- German
Germany
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Schmolke, Klaus-Peter.
ISBN 9781473846913
1473846919
9781848321977
184832197X
Other Titles Die Schlachtschiffe der Bismarck-Klasse. English