Angus Konstam

Broschiertes Buch

U-47 in Scapa Flow

The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939

Illustrator: Dennis, Peter; Gilliland, Alan

Beschreibung

Drawing on the underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea and Kirk Sound to land a devastating blow to the British. It reveals the level of disrepair that Scapa Flow had fallen into, and delves into the conspiracy theories surrounding the event.

Autor

Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is the author of over 50 books, 30 of which are published by Osprey. This acclaimed and widely published author has written several books on piracy, including The History of Pirates, and Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator of Weapons at the Tower of London and as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. The author lives in Edinburgh, UK.

Produktdetails

• Raid
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 186mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9781472808905
• ISBN-10: 1472808908
• Artikelnr.: 42234244