Red Sky in the Morning: The Battle of the Barents Sea 1942 - Hardcover

Pearson, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840373393 ISBN 13: 9781840373394

Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

The so-called Battle of the Barents Sea was a naval engagement with far-reaching consequences, resulting in many ships of the Kriegsmarine being decommissioned for the remainder of World War II. The British convoy JW51B sailed to its fate in December 1942 with a small escort of five destroyers.

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That an enemy force of at least one pocket battleship, one heavy cruiser and six destroyers, with all the advantage of surprise and concentration, should be held off for four hours by five destroyers and driven from the area by two six-inch cruisers, without any loss to the convoy, is most creditable and satisfactory. Thus was the opinion of the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Admiral Tovey of the action that has become known as the battle of the Barents Sea. It was a naval engagement that had far reaching consequences and resulted in many capital ships of the Kriegsmarine being decommissioned for the rest of World War II. The Arctic convoys that sailed through the cold malevolent waters of the Barents Sea ran the gauntlet of German air and sea attack as they struggled to transport vital supplies to Britain's Russian allies. Convoy JW51B sailed in December 1942 with a small escort of five destroyers and a reserve of two light cruisers shadowed the main convoy at a distance of seventy miles. The convoy was attacked on 31 December by a powerful German force that included the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, the pocket battleship Lutzow and six destroyers. The ensuing engagement proved the worth of the British destroyers and the bravery of the men who sailed in them.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840373393
• ISBN 13: 9781840373394
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar