Osprey New Vanguard Military History Book #75 GERMAN POCKET BATTLESHIPS 1939-45

Name: Osprey New Vanguard Military History Book #75 GERMAN POCKET BATTLESHIPS 1939-45
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

German Pocket Battleships 193945Author(s): Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781841765013, 978-1841765013\nSynopsis\nAfter the end of World War I, the German Navy came up with the concept of the Panzerschiffe, or Pocket Battleship, to circumvent treaty limitations on the size and types of ship Germany was permitted to build.\n\nNew, more modern production methods, where welded construction prevailed over the older riveting process, were combined with the development of modern engines capable of fast speeds and a very powerful armament, far superior to that on any enemy Cruisers.\n\nThis book covers these three sister ships, the Deutschland, the Admiral Graf Spee and the Admiral Scheer, which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II.