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Can I read Hostages to fortune : Winston Churchill and the loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse on EtoBox?
Hostages to fortune : Winston Churchill and the loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse by Arthur Nicholson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Hostages to fortune : Winston Churchill and the loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse about?
When the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese bombers on 10 December 1941, Winston Churchill is on record as having said 'In all the war I never received a more direct shock'. Their loss led to the fall of Singapore to the Japanese and the end of British supremacy in the Far East until 1945. Their story is an endlessly fascinating one, a story of momentous and difficult decisions, great and heroic men, powerful and graceful ships, cruel
Who reads Hostages to fortune : Winston Churchill and the loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Arthur Nicholson
- Publisher
- Sutton; Sutton Publishing
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780750939485
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14