The Mighty Hood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mighty Hood write by Ernle Bradford. This book was released on 2014-04-01. The Mighty Hood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story of the HMS Hood, the last great warship of the British Royal Navy, told by the bestselling author of Hannibal. When it was launched in 1918, the HMS Hood was the flagship of the Royal Navy. As a battle cruiser, “The Mighty Hood” was fast enough to evade enemy cruiser ships and powerful enough to destroy them. But for all the Hood’s might, it had one fatal flaw: armor had been sacrificed for speed. In 1941, the Hood confronted the legendary German warship Bismarck. A salvo from the enemy penetrated the Hood’s ammunition magazine, destroying the British ship and killing all but three of its crew. The brutal defeat marked the end of the Royal Navy’s dominance. But it also inspired Winston Churchill’s vow to sink the Bismarck—a vow that in time was fulfilled. Through oral history and documentary research, Ernle Bradford chronicles the Hood’s career from design to demise, with colorful insight into life aboard the ship as well as its broader historical significance.
The Battlecruiser HMS Hood
The Battlecruiser HMS Hood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battlecruiser HMS Hood write by Bruce Taylor. This book was released on 2008-04-30. The Battlecruiser HMS Hood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A wonderfully illustrated biography” of one of history’s greatest warships whose sinking “signaled the end of the surety that Britannia ruled the waves” (War History Online). Unmatched for beauty, unequalled for size, for twenty years the HMS Hood was the glory ship of the Royal Navy, flying the flag across the world in the twilight years of the British Empire. Here, in words, photos and color illustrations, is the story of her life, her work and her people from keel-laying on the Clyde in 1916 to destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941. Among the eyecatching strengths of the book is a unique gallery of photos, including stills from a recently discovered piece of color footage of the ship, plus a spectacular set of computer-generated images of both the exterior and interior by the world’s leading exponent of the art—a man who worked with the film director James Cameron (of Titanic fame). A wealth of new information on Hood’s structure and operation make it essential reading for the enthusiast, modeler and historian alike. Hugely successful from its first publication, this is the third printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship of the pre-war era. “The most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.”—Warship World
The Battlecruiser Hood
The Battlecruiser Hood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battlecruiser Hood write by John Roberts. This book was released on 2025-02-25. The Battlecruiser Hood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The destruction of the HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941 was one of the most shocking episodes in the history of the Royal Navy. Built during World War I, the Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. For the first time, this volume in the renowned Anatomy of a Ship series is available in paperback, and features a detailed description of every aspect of the beloved battlecruiser. In addition to analysing the genesis of its design and contemporary significance, this exceptional study provides the finest documentation of the Hood, with a complete set of superb line drawings, supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.
Bismarck and Hood
Bismarck and Hood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bismarck and Hood write by Marco Santarini. This book was released on 2013. Bismarck and Hood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book sheds new light on one of the most talked about incidents of the Second World War: the mighty duel betweenHMS Hood and the Bismarck. The author offers fresh evidence from recent studies of the wreck of theHood to unravel what happened on that fateful day.
The Mighty Hood
The Mighty Hood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mighty Hood write by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford. This book was released on 1974. The Mighty Hood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
