Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class
by Gerhard Koop
"Deutschland/Lützow, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee"
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Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class by Gerhard Koop
Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Battleships
Military Unit:
Kriegsmarine
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2014
ISBN13:
9781591141655
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive technical and operational history of Germany's three Deutschland-class pocket battleships built in the 1930s. Gerhard Koop examines the design, construction, and service careers of Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee. The work covers their innovative engineering, which combined battleship firepower with cruiser speed, their roles in World War II including commerce raiding and major naval engagements, and their ultimate fates. The book includes detailed technical specifications, photographs, and analysis of these influential warships that challenged naval conventions of their era.
