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Sink The Tirpitz
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Author : Léonce Peillard
language : en
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Release Date : 1968
Sink The Tirpitz written by Léonce Peillard and has been published by Jonathan Cape this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with History categories.
Sink The Tirpitz
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Author : Jim Eldridge
language : en
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Release Date : 2010-02
Sink The Tirpitz written by Jim Eldridge and has been published by Barrington Stoke this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02 with Children's stories categories.
The Tirpitz is the Nazis' most leathal battleship. It's moored, heavily guarded, in a Norwegian fjord. The only way to attack it is to plant bombs underneath using mini submarines. But who will go on this suicide mission, and will they ever manage to sink the Tirpitz?
Sink The Tirpitz 1942 44
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Sink The Tirpitz 1942 44 written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with History categories.
This is the story of an air campaign in which each bomb could dramatically influence the course of the war. In January 1942, the powerful German battleship Tirpitz sailed into her new base in a Norwegian fjord, within easy reach of the Arctic Convoys. Her destruction suddenly became a top Allied priority. But sinking a modern and formidably armed battleship was no easy task, especially when she lay secure in a remote, mountainous fjord, protected by anti-torpedo nets, radar, flak guns and smoke generators. This book charts the full, complex story of the air war against Tirpitz, from the Fleet Air Arm's failed torpedo attack at sea, the RAF's early Halifax raids, and the carrier-borne Barracuda airstrikes of Operations Mascot, Tungsten and Goodwood, to the three Tallboy attacks that finally crippled and sank her. With detailed maps and diagrams, it explains the aircraft and ordnance the British had to work with, the evolving strategic situation, and why the task was so difficult.
Sink The Tirpitz
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Author : Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Duncan Harding
language : en
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Sink The Tirpitz written by Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Duncan Harding and has been published by Severn House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Sea stories categories.
World War II maritime thriller from the author of Operation stormwind.
Sink The Tirpitz
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Author : Geoffrey W Raebel
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2020-10-30
Sink The Tirpitz written by Geoffrey W Raebel and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-30 with categories.
The war hung in the balance. In the Pacific, the Japanese had suffered their first major defeat at Midway and the German advance into the heart of Russia had stalled at Stalingrad. But if the Germans could break through into the Caucasus and capture its vital oil fields, the Soviets might be battered into bloody defeat. It was crucial that the convoys from the UK fought their way through the Arctic to Archangel and Murmansk to deliver the supplies which were so essential to the Russians. But lurking in the Norwegian fjords was Germany's last great battleship, Tirpitz.With its eight 15-inch guns, Tirpitz posed an ever-present threat to shipping in the northern waters, and when it was believed that the battleship was about to attack Convoy PQ 17, the convoy was ordered to scatter. This was a disastrous decision that led to the loss of twenty-four merchant ships. It was, therefore, of paramount importance that the next convoy - PQ 18 - reached Russia, and so the assembly of forty merchantmen was escorted by a veritable fleet of fifty-one warships. The latter included an anti-aircraft cruiser, twenty-one destroyers, two anti-aircraft ships, two submarines and an aircraft carrier. Air cover was provided by RAF Catalina flying boats and Handley Page Hampdens of RAF Coastal Command.The Hampden torpedo-bombers of 144 Squadron RAF and 455 Squadron RAAF were deployed from Scotland to the Red Air Force airfield at Vayenga near Murmansk. This placed the aircraft within range of Tirpitz's lair in Altafjord. On receiving the news that Tirpitz had left the protection of the fjord, the Hampdens took to the air. Though no contact was made with the battleship, the presence of the twenty-three bombers deterred the Germans from risking their prestigious warship. PQ 18 safely reached Archangel on 21 September 1942.With links to the Great Escape, the story of this unique operation is revealed here by Geoffrey W. Raebel, the son of the surviving senior engineer of 455 Squadron. This the result of thirty years of research and draws in great part on the personal accounts of the men who took part in that historic enterprise. It is supplemented with rarely seen Coastal Command photographs, German ones that have never been published before, and the full story of the discovery, and recovery, of one of the bombers involved.
Sinking The Beast The Raf 1944 Lancaster Raids Against Tirpitz
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Author : Jan Forsgren
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2017-01-24
Sinking The Beast The Raf 1944 Lancaster Raids Against Tirpitz written by Jan Forsgren and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-24 with History categories.
X Craft Versus Tirpitz
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Author : Alf R. Jacobsen
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Release Date : 2006
X Craft Versus Tirpitz written by Alf R. Jacobsen and has been published by Sutton Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Norwegian investigative journalist Alf Jacobsen relates one of the most incredible tales of the Second World War, in which Royal Navy X-craft midget submarines attacked the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway. A daring plan was hatched by the Admiralty to sink Tirpitz using midget submarines to plant high explosive mines beneath the ship's keel. On 22 September 1943, six X-craft midget submarines set out from Scotland to sink the battleship at anchor in Norway. Three never reached the fjord and X5, commanded by Lt Henty-Creer, was presumed sunk by the Germans, so only X6 and X7 made the attack. Both Lt. Donald Cameron in X6 and Lt Godfrey Place in X7 placed their charges successfully, but were forced to surrender. Both were awarded the Victoria Cross. Although Tirpitz was not sunk she was put out of action until April 1944. Lt. Henty-Creer, the commander of X5, and his crew were never seen again. Neither he nor any of his crew received any posthumous gallantry awards. Did X5 actually penetrate the anti-submarine defenses around Tirpitz and lay its explosive charges beneath the battleship? If it did, then Henty-Creer and his crew deserve to be honored for their bravery.
Slaying The Beast
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Author : James Martindale
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2007-07
Slaying The Beast written by James Martindale and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07 with Fiction categories.
Launched in 1941, the German battleship Tirpitz (sistership to the famous Bismarck) quickly became the largest and fastest warship in Hitleras arsenal. She packed massive naval guns, armor plating that was nearly impenetrable, and boasted a speed that made her very difficult to catch. But due to the increasing concern of the FA1/4hrer, she only fired her guns in anger once, and never set out to do what she was built for. Nevertheless, the Tirpitz became such a threat to Britainas efforts to keep her supply lines and those of the Soviet Union open, that destroying aThe Beasta was something that had to be done no matter what the cost in equipment or lives. This is the true story on how this massive steel fortress was brought to bay, with the help of top-secret technology such as midget submarines, human torpedoes, mammoth armor-piercing bombs, and the raw courage and determination of the men who risked everything to get the job done.
Tirpitz
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Author : Daniel Knowles
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2018-04-17
Tirpitz written by Daniel Knowles and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-17 with History categories.
Tirpitz
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Author : Nigel Smith
language : en
Publisher: Crecy Publishing
Release Date : 1994
Tirpitz written by Nigel Smith and has been published by Crecy Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Air warfare categories.
Many attempts were made to sink the Battleship Tirpitz at anchor but among the first were the daring raids made by Halifax bomber 'S-Sugar'. Shot down and submerged in a Norwegian fjord, the Halifax was recovered to become one of the RAF Museum's most famous exhibits.