HMS Hood

Pride of the Royal Navy

Daniel Knowles

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FONTHILL
03 July 2019

History; Naval forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns; Military & naval ships; Memorials & rolls of honour

For over twenty years the battlecruiser HMS 'Hood' toured the world as the most iconic warship in the Royal Navy. Unmatched in her beauty and charisma, 'Hood' is one of history's greatest warships. During the twilight years of the British Empire the 'Hood 'toured the world showing the flag as a symbol of British power. As the Royal Navy's show-ship, 'Hood' came to command a special place in the hearts and minds of the British public. Such was the regard for HMS 'Hood' that her destruction in the Denmark Strait on the morning of 24 May 1941 by the German battleship 'Bismarck' created dismay across the world. Within minutes of entering battle 'the Mighty Hood' as she was affectionately known, was destroyed by a catastrophic explosion which had echoes of Jutland a quarter of a century earlier. Out of a crew of a crew of 1,418, only 3 survived. The sinking of HMS 'Hood' was the single largest disaster ever sustained by the Royal Navy. This book charts the life and death of this legendary battlecruiser in both peace and war from her early origins, through the interwar years, to her destruction.

By: Daniel Knowles
Imprint: FONTHILL
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 172mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1.183kg
ISBN: 9781781557235
ISBN 10: 1781557233
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Acknowledgements; Admirals and Captains; 1 From `Dreadnought' to `Invincible'; 2 The Battles of the Falkland Islands and Jutland; 3 Construction; 4 Anatomy of a Ship; 5 `A Wonderful Welcome'; 6 Seeing Red; 7 The Cruise of the Special Service Squadron; 8 Routine Work; 9 The Invergordon Mutiny; 10 Redemption; 11 On A Collision Course; 12 `Far more afraid of a battlecruiser than a battleship'; 13 The Spanish Civil War; 14 The Gathering Storm; 15 `Commence hostilities against Germany'; 16 Mers el-Kebir; 17 Workhorse; 18 `Bismarck'; 19 `Suddenly, the `Hood' split in two'; 20 Survivors; 21 Reverberations; 22 Investigating the Loss; Epilogue; Roll of Honour; Notes; Bibliography.

DANIEL KNOWLES was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and has been interested in history since the age of eight. The main focus of his historical interest is the Second World War. In 2016 he graduated with an honours degree in History and Politics from the University of Northumbria. His dissertation was written on the changing perceptions to the wartime role played by RAF Bomber Command.

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HMS Hood

Pride of the Royal Navy

Daniel Knowles

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