Author: Hough, Richard,
Title: THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z - The sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
Description: Cassell Military, London, 1999, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 159pp, pictorial upper wrapper, an examination of the value of capital ships and an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack. This book records the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence in the Singapore theatre arriving only a few days before the attack on Pearl Harbour. Their subsequent voyage into the Gulf of Siam without air cover led to their destruction by Japanese aircraft attack which in turn led to some serious reconsideration of naval stategy, edges tanned, near fine,

Keywords: war ww2 navy battleship history repulse prince wales forcez singapore malaya far east


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