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Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse

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Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - Macdonald, Rod
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The first book to explore in detail the wrecks of these two vessels from Force Z which in December 1941 was sent to defend Singapore. It grippingly narrates the lead up to the siege of Singapore and the battle far out at sea in which Force Z was decimated in the Royal Navy's greatest loss in a single engagement. The force was attacked by 85 Japanese torpedo bombers, with huge loss of life. It was the first time a modern battleship had been sunk by air power and the loss of Prince of Wales is seen as marking the end of the ...

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Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse 2013, Whittles Publishing, Caithness

ISBN-13: 9781849950954

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