Black Saturday : The Royal Oak Tragedy at Scapa Flow

English

Series: Fortunes of War Ser.

ISBN: 1841450456

EAN: 9781841450452

Category: History / Military / Naval

Publisher: Cerberus Publishing

Release Date: 06/01/2005

Synopsis: In the early hours of Saturday, October 14th, 1939, just after the outbreak of the War, the Royal Navy suffered a stunning loss. The battleship Royal Oak, stationed inside the main base of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, was shaken by a number of explosions. She became a furnace, rolled over and within minutes, had gone to the bottom, with nearly 800 men trapped inside. This daring feat of arms was eagerly seized upon by the Nazi propaganda service and they acclaimed Lieutenant Prien of U-47 as their first hero of the War. Hero because he had penetrated the defenses of Impregnable Scapa, where every previous attempt had failed.

Black Saturday : The Royal Oak Tragedy at Scapa Flow

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.5 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 192