{"product_id":"the-battleship-scharnhorst-anatomy-of-the-ship","title":"The Battleship Scharnhorst (Anatomy of The Ship)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly detailed study of the World War II German battleship that sparred with the British Royal Navy from 1939–43.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kriegsmarine's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Scharnhorst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She was launched on 3 October 1936 and completed in January 1939, armed with nine 28cm C\/34 guns in three triple turrets. She operated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for much of the early portion of World War II, including sorties into the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. They took part in Operation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeserübung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (April–June 1940), the German invasion of Norway during which they sank the aircraft carrier HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlorious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and her escort destroyers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcasta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArdent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso sank HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRawalpindi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein November 1939. In early 1943, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScharnhorst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e joined the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Norway to intercept Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. On a sortie from Norway to attack a convoy, the German force was intercepted by British ships and during the Battle of the North Cape (26 December 1943), HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuke of York \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand her escorts sank \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScharnhorst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and most of her crew was lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the most comprehensive examination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScharnhorst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eever published, drawing on new research and technology to tell the full story of the ship. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and text on the building of the ship, as well as a record of her service history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912165941439,"sku":"091309a9-aadf-45a4-b9ee-8ba945b58e57","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/422e2b2e26256125bc55328a2f318e4b.jpg?v=1785006424","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-battleship-scharnhorst-anatomy-of-the-ship","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}