The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine, May 1944-May 1945 [Hardcover]

V. E. Tarrant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1994

Relive the decline and destruction of the few remaining capital ships, from the battleship "Tirpitz

in Norway through to the last surviving light cruiser, "Leipzig

. Fully detailed accounts of the U-boat service and the desperate struggle to get the new high-speed submarine designs into service will set your heart racing. 288 pages, 59 b/w illus., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4.

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V E Tarrant, an ex-Navy man, has achieved an international reputation for the --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557505101
• ISBN-13: 978-1557505101
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,977,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tribute to hopeless gallantry., September 19, 2001

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Michael Knight (Adelaide Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine, May 1944-May 1945 (Hardcover)

This book is a brilliant account of the final year for the Kriegsmarine. It is the story of a doomed generation of sailors who bravely and hopelessly went to battle knowing that theirs was a hopeless cause. Tarrant (as usual) provides an interseting text, and keeps the book moving along. He gives you a good impression of the overwhelming force deployed by the Allies at the end of the Second World War.