Gerhard Koop & Klaus-Peter Schmolke
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The battleship Scharnhorst and her sister ship Gneisenau formed the backbone of the German fleet at the beginning of the Second World War. Gneisenau, heavily damaged by bombs shortly after operation "Cerberus", had to be scrapped. Sharnhorst was moved to Norway on Hitler's orders, where she was scuttled in November 1943 near the North Cape after a heavy battle against superior British forces.
Containing a general introduction to the construction of battleships, andwith reference to the Scharnhorst model in the Maritime Museum in Wilhelmshaven, this title is essential for any modeller wishing to build an accurate model of Scharnhorst or Gneisenau, and for all those with an intrest in the history and construction of German battleships. 64pages. p/b