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Tirpitz: The Life and Death of Germany's Last Super Battleship Hardcover – December 19, 2009

by Niklas Zetterling (Author), Michael Tamelander (Author)

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The story of the battleship Tirpitz―Bismarck’s sister ship―and the desperate Allied efforts to destroy it . . . After the Royal Navy’s bloody high seas campaign to kill the mighty Bismarck, the Allies were left with an uncomfortable truth―the German behemoth had a twin sister. Slightly larger than her sibling, the Tirpitz was equally capable of destroying any other battleship afloat, as well as wreak havoc on Allied troop and supply convoys. For the next three and a half years the Allies launched a variety of attacks to remove Germany’s last serious surface threat. The Germans, for their part, had learned not to pit their super battleships against the strength of the entire Home Fleet outside the range of protecting aircraft. Thus they kept Tirpitz hidden within fjords along the Norwegian coast, like a Damocles Sword hanging over the Allies’ maritime jugular, forcing the British to assume the offensive. This strategy paid dividends in July 1942 when the Tirpitz merely stirred from its berth, compelling the Royal Navy to abandon a Murmansk-bound convoy called PQ-17 in order to confront the leviathan. The convoy was then ripped apart by the Luftwaffe and U-boats, while the Tirpitz returned to its fjord. In 1943, the British launched a flotilla of midget submarines against the Tirpitz, losing all six of the subs while only lightly damaging the battleship. Aircraft attacked repeatedly, from carriers and both British and Soviet bases, suffering losses―including an escort carrier―while proving unable to completely knock out the mighty warship. Trying an indirect approach, the British launched one of the war’s most daring commando raids―at St. Nazaire―in order to knock out the last drydock in Europe capable of servicing the Tirpitz. Of over 600 commandos and sailors in the raid, more than half were lost during an all-night battle that succeeded, at least, in knocking out the drydock. It was not until November 1944 that the Tirpitz finally succumbed to British aircraft armed with 10,000-lb Tallboy bombs, the ship capsizing at last with the loss of 1,000 sailors. In this book military historians Niklas Zetterling and Michael Tamelander, authors of Bismarck: The Final Days of Germany’s Greatest Battleship, illuminate the strategic implications and dramatic battles surrounding the Tirpitz, a ship that may have had greater influence on the course of World War II than her more famous sister.

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“… accurately synthesizes the available work on Allied efforts to destroy the battleship into one entertaining read... comes alive in its descriptions…well organized…” (GLOBE AT WAR)

“…effectively weaves the story of the battleship into the pattern of the war…A very good account of the Tirpitz and of the naval war in the North Atlantic and Norwegian waters. (NYMAS)

“…a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic.” (SEAPOWER)

“…a riveting story…well structured and keeps the reader engaged…” (Nautilus, A Maritime Journal of Literature, History and Culture)

“The authors have woven Tirpitz’s story quite well and in doing so explain the strategic implications and dramatic battles surrounding the super battleship. Their book is an excellent study of an aspect of naval strategy the Germans used with such aplomb….a welcome addition to my library.” (Naval Historical Foundation)

…a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic. (SEAPOWER)

About the Author

NIKLAS ZETTERLING, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College, is most recently co-author of The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944.

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Casemate (December 19, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935149180
ISBN-13: 978-1935149187
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
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Average Customer Review: 18 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #236 in Books > History > Arctic & Antarctica
- #1797 in Books > History > Military > Naval
- #2641 in Books > History > Europe > Germany

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Fabtastic!

BySatyrman63on June 30, 2013

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I read this book before its sister book about the Bismarck and could not put it down. It is absolutely a fantastic read.

The authors do a great job of capturing all the necessary tactics, startegy and personalities of the era but also putting a very clear, distinctive face upon the suffereing and tragedy endured by both sides during this conflict.

I'd say about 60% of the book is from the Axis point of view, which is refreshing in that we all know that the victors write the history. However, there is plenty of perspective from the U.K. side to clearly see how they viewed events unfolding.

Again, this is great. Money well spent.

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What If's verses Not Granted: Paranoia and the Tirpitz

ByDr Who? Regeneratedon January 4, 2014

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The Story of the Tirpitz is a study in British "What If's" caused by paranoia over the loss of HMS Hood during the nine days of the Bismark. "What If" the Tirpitz did this, or that? One "what if " caused the death of some 142 men and the capture of another 275 while the Tirpitz was 100's of miles away. Another more death's, loss of supplies and ships to one convoy then had she actually been engaged while the Tirpitz sat in an anchorage. On the flip side the German Naval Commanders wanted to use the Tirpitz on convoys, but Hitler was scared to commit his heavy ships and said "not granted". This makes for an interesting read not only of the life of the last German Battleship, but how obsession can blind somebody to the facts.

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A decent read, but with some obvious flaws

ByZen Famon April 2, 2014

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I have to say that I am a little surprised that this book is reviewed as well as it has been...much of the book is spent talking about arctic convoys and various other things that factored into the story of the Tirpitz but were not of the most interest relative to the ship itself. It seems the author tried to whatever extent possible to fill up the book with stories about the war relative to the convoys near Norway, and the book didn't really get interesting until the story reached the point where the british x craft attacked, followed by attacks by the Royal Air force. When it was on point the book was a fine read - though a lot of the book was off subject. I don't regret having read it, but I could see how others found it an odd piece of work - it is well known that the Tirpitz had a very stunted career in the German navy, and perhaps its story could have been told in a shorter, more on subject book.

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Five Stars

BySteve D.on September 1, 2017

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Excellent account of the little known succession of attempts to sink the Bismarck's sister ship. Well written and informative.

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Brides maid but not the bride.

ByLawrence J. Guidryon May 25, 2015

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Tirpitz, interesting book about the sister ship of the Bismark. So much time and effort was used by the British to keep this ship at bay it never really got into any battle that was epic as the Bismark. It did keep me reading and hoping it would make one gallant try, but lose anyway. Good read.