by David Campbell (Author), Alan Gilliland (Illustrator), Alan Gilliland (Illustrator), David Campbell (Author), David Greentree (Author), David Greentree (Author), Paul Wright (Illustrator), David Greentree (Author)
The opening months of World War II saw Britain's Royal Navy facing a resurgent German navy, the Kriegsmarine. Following the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in early April 1940, British and German destroyers would clash in a series of battles for control of the Norwegian coast. The operational environment was especially challenging, with destroyer crews having to contend with variable weather, narrow coastal tracts and possibility of fog and ship breakdowns. In two engagements at Narvik, the Royal Navy entered the harbour and attacked the loitering German destroyers who had dropped off mountain troops to support the German invasion. The raids were devastating, halving at a stroke the number at Hitler's disposal. Employing specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this absorbing study traces the evolving technology and tactics employed by the British and German destroyer forces, and assesses the impact of the Narvik clashes on both sides' subsequent development and deployment of destroyers in a range of roles across the world's oceans.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
Edition: 1
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 18 Oct 2018
ISBN 10: 1472828585
ISBN 13: 9781472828583
Book Overview: In April 1940, British and German destroyers clashed at Narvik, a strategically vital harbour on the Norwegian coast. David Greentree charts both sides' development of destroyer tactics and technologies, the battles themselves and their impact on subsequent naval operations in this absorbing study.