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U-47 in Scapa Flow

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

Last Stocked on 8/13/2022

Product Info

Title
U-47 in Scapa Flow
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Angus Konstam
Publish Year
2015
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2147599741
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID033
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID33

Description

At the outset of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy - nothing could penetrate the defenses of this bastion. So how, in the dead of night, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective warships to sink the mighty Royal Oak? This book provides the answer with an account of one of the most daring naval raids in history. Drawing on the latest underwater archaeological research, this study explains how Prien and his crew navigated the North Sea and Kirk Sound to land a devastating blow to the British. It reveals the level of disrepair that Scapa Flow had fallen into, and delves into the conspiracy theories surrounding the event, including an alleged cover-up by the then First Sea Lord, Winston Churchill.