Author: Winton, John
Reissue; Paperback; Standard Hardcover size; 2 X 8pp Halftones
253 pages
Published: August 1999
Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 0304352446
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The life and death of an aircraft carrier. One of the most extraordinary stories of human folly in World War II: the sudden destruction of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Glorious off the Norwegian coast in June 1940 by the German battle-cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisnau.Drawing on Admiralty records and the testimony of those who served on HMS Glorious, John Winton reveals the incredible human folly that led almost inexorably to her tragic end. This is set against a background of one of the most disastrous campaigns of World War II for Britain and her allies.