German Battlecruisers of World War One
Their Design, Construction and Operations
Nonfiction, History, Military, Naval
| Author: | Gary Staff | ISBN: | 9781612519661 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press | Publication: | December 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Naval Institute Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gary Staff |
| ISBN: | 9781612519661 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press |
| Publication: | December 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Naval Institute Press |
| Language: | English |
This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy’s battlecruisers that served in the First World War. Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally armored cruiser,” the eight ships of the class were to be involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the great pitched battle of Jutland where they inflicted devastating damage on the Royal Navy’s battlecruiser fleet. This book details their design and construction, and traces the full service history of each ship, recounting their actions, drawing largely from first-hand German sources and official documents, many previously unpublished in English.
This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy’s battlecruisers that served in the First World War. Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally armored cruiser,” the eight ships of the class were to be involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the great pitched battle of Jutland where they inflicted devastating damage on the Royal Navy’s battlecruiser fleet. This book details their design and construction, and traces the full service history of each ship, recounting their actions, drawing largely from first-hand German sources and official documents, many previously unpublished in English.
