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Nightmare at Scapa Flow : The Truth About the Sinking of HMS 'Royal Oak' by Weaver, H. J is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Epigraph page; Contents; Illustrations; Glossary; 1 The Roots of Controversy; 2 Wrong-way Charlie; 3 The Car on the Shore; 4 What the Hell was that, then?; 5 Daisy, Daisy; 6 Escape; 7 Board of Inquiry; 8 Flowers for a Fallen Hero; 9 Things Bad Begun; 10 Neger in the Woodpile; Sources; Acknowledgements -- Appendix A; Flaws in the Scapa Defences -- Appendix B; The Admiral and the Bandmaster -- Appendix C.;Sinking the battleship HMS Royal Oak in the Royal Navy's home anchorage, with the loss of more than 800 of her crew, was Germany's first shattering blow against Britain in the 1939-45 war. Within six weeks the long-standing German dream of breaching the defences of Scapa Flow had been achieved. Germany claimed the sinking for the submarine U-47, commanded by Lt. Gunther Prien. Prien and his crew became instant folk heroes, lauded, interviewed and exploited to extract the maximum glory from their deed. A few months later, Prien's autobiography, "Mein Weg Nach Scapa Flow", was published and sold.
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- Author
- Weaver, H. J
- Publisher
- Cressrelles Publishing;Birlinn
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781843410423
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Western, European History
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (50 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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