Further Details

Title: Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea
Condition: New
Subtitle: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
Author: Rod Macdonald
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1849950954
EAN: 9781849950954
ISBN: 9781849950954
Publisher: Whittles Publishing
Genre: History
Topic: Military History, Law & Politics
Release Date: 28/02/2013
Description: The first book to explore in detail the wrecks of these two vessels from Force Z which in December 1941 was sent to defend Singapore. It grippingly narrates the lead up to the siege of Singapore and the battle far out at sea in which Force Z was decimated in the Royal Navy's greatest loss in a single engagement. The force was attacked by 85 Japanese torpedo bombers, with huge loss of life. It was the first time a modern battleship had been sunk by air power and the loss of Prince of Wales is seen as marking the end of the era of the battleship. The wrecks are explored in detail with illustrations of them on the seabed and underwater photographs.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 238mm
Item Length: 173mm
Item Width: 10mm
Item Weight: 385g
Release Year: 2013

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.