The warships of the World War II German Navy are among the most popular subjects in naval history; and one of the best collections is the concise but authoritative six volume series written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each book 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; and are heavily illustrated with plans; battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. The first five volumes of this much sought after series are now available in paperback; with the sixth volume German Light Cruisers of World War II; planned for release in the fall of 2014.This volume covers the three ships of a design so revolutionary that it defied conventional categories. Deutschland (later renamed Lützow); Admiral Scheer and Admiral Graf Spee were simply termed panzerschiffe (armored ships) by the Germans; but they were known to their opponents by the far more evocative term Pocket Battleships.
#8687427 in Books Society of Biblical Literature 1978-01-01Original language:GermanPDF # 1 9.02 x .70 x 5.98l; 1.01 #File Name: 1589831764312 pages
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