005 ROYAL NAVY HOME FLEET 1939-1941: The Last Line of Defense at Scapa Flow

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Examines how the Royal Navy's most powerful fleet operated and fought, including logistics and intelligence-gathering, the German Navy in the first years of World War II. Explores the fighting power, roles, and battles as the fleet was charged simultaneously with preventing the German Navy from breaking out into the Atlantic, challenging any cross-Channel invasion force, and attacking German naval operations in the North Sea. Home Fleet actions included the loss of HMS Hood, the sinking of the Bismarck, and countering the invasion of Norway. Contains 40 archive photos and 15 pages of original color illustrations.