This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place (two volumes) the stories of all the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service. The author describes their history in the order in which they entered the service devoting much attention to their construction and precisely describing the differences among them. He goes back to the history of the service, trying not to forget about the many curiosities in this policy and people who had a direct influence on their fate.The book includesany excellent quality photographs primarily from private collections.All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications, profusely illustrated with scale drawings and color illustrations.
Volume 1 deals with the "western pocket battleships" "Deutschland", "Admiral Scheer" and "Admiral Graf Spee" as well as the battlecruiser "Scharnhorst" built under the terms of the Washington Naval Agreement.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Koszela, Witold
Title
Battleships of the III Reich. Volume 1
Details
English text, many bw-photos, 4 fold-out plans with colour profiles of ships, scale drawings, large format. 161 pages.
State
new
MMP Mushroom Model Publications 3 Gloucester Close Hampshire Petersfield Vereinigtes Königreich