The Royal Oak Disaster

Description: (Ships & Sailing) Snyder, Gerald S. : The Royal Oak Disaster: Hardcover. Presidio Press, San Rafael, CA. 1978. B&W Illustrations: Book Club Edition, Very Good Very Good This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean, bright condition, but has some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. "On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men and boys, 835 were killed that night or died later of their wounds. The loss of the outdated ship—the first of five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in the Second World War—did little to affect the numerical superiority enjoyed by the British navy and its Allies, but it had a considerable effect on wartime morale. The raid made an immediate celebrity and war hero of the U-boat commander, Günther Prien, who became the first German submarine officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross." (from Wikipedia) 2 132 #49681 $15

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Author: Snyder, Gerald S.

Book Title: The Royal Oak Disaster

Cover: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Presidio Press

Publication Year: 1978

Place Published: San Rafael, CA

Pages: 261p.

Topic: Ships & Sailing

Format: Hardcover

Edition: Book Club Edition

Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Defects: This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust, jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean,, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine, ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright., The dust jacket is in generally clean, bright condition, but, has some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends, and corners. "On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at, Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the, German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men, and boys, 835 were killed that night or died later of their, wounds. The loss of the outdated ship—the first of five Royal, Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in the Second World, War—did little to affect the numerical superiority enjoyed by, the British navy and its Allies, but it had a considerable, effect on wartime morale. The raid made an immediate celebrity, and war hero of the U-boat commander, Günther Prien, who became, the first German submarine officer to be awarded the Knight's, Cross of the Iron Cross." (from Wikipedia)

Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations

Binding: Hardcover

Subject: Ships & Sailing

Place of Publication: San Rafael, CA

Year Printed: 1978

Special Attributes: Dust Jacket