"First published in the German language under the title Panzerschiffe der Deutschland-Klasse by Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn, 1993. First published in the English language by Greenhill Books, Lionel Leventhal Ltd., 2000. This edition first published in Great Britain in 2014 by Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books., Ltd."--T.p. verso.
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"First published in the German language under the title Panzerschiffe der Deutschland-Klasse by Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn, 1993. First published in the English language by Greenhill Books, Lionel Leventhal Ltd., 2000. This edition first published in Great Britain in 2014 by Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books., Ltd."--T.p. verso.
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Very Good. Size: 118x9x150; Seaforth Publishing; Barnsley, 2014. Trade paperback. A Very Good, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuff marks to covers, mild cover edge/corner wear, couple of scuff marks bottom text block edge, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, a nice and clean copy in wraps. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 224pp., indexed, bibliography, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Very good. 224 pages. Illustrations (photographs, diagrams). Front and back cover have flaps. Includes Foreword, Introduction, Data, Armour, Armament, Fire Control and Radar, Machinery, Refits, Scale Plans, Conclusions, Bibliography, and Index of Ships. This is part of the Warships of the Kriegsmarine series. A short biography of the personality after whom each ship was named is followed by a comprehensive selection of photographs, preference being given to those rarely seen previously or appearing in a publication for the first time. Gerhard Koop served in the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War and then in the postwar Federal German Navy until his retirement in 1981. He was a widely published author on naval technology and maritime historical subjects, as well as translating many English-language navel books into German. Perhaps his greatest achievement was a series of six volume--of which this is one--covering the major surface warships to the wartime German navy. The three Panzerschiffe--'armour-clad ships'--of the Deutschland class were the first heavy units to be built by Germany after World War I, and they replaced obsolete pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Navy under the provisions of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. This classic work is widely regarded as the best concise history of the development, design details, and careers of the revolutionary German panzerschiffe that came to be known as "pocket battleships''. This volume covers the three ships of a design so revolutionary that it defied conventional categories. Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer and Admiral Graf Spee were simply termed panzerschiffe (armored ships) by the Germans, but they were known to their opponents by the far more evocative term Pocket Battleships. The book is an essential reference work on the famous trio of German commerce-raiders, is superbly illustrated throughout with over 400 photographs, plans, and maps, and contains the detailed service history of all three ships--Deutschland/Lutzow, Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee. The warships of the World War II German Navy are among the most popular subjects in naval history, and one of the best collections is the concise but authoritative six volume series written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each book contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, and are heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs.
