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Title: HMS Belfast Pocket Manual
Condition: New
Author: John Blake
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1472827821
EAN: 9781472827821
ISBN: 9781472827821
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Travel & Transport, History
Release Date: 31/05/2018
Description: A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union and assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings and in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet. After the war she saw action in the Korean War and a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250,000 visitors annually. This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board in a handy pocket-sized format, ideal as a gift.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 180mm
Item Length: 120mm
Item Weight: 224g
Release Year: 2018

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