Doomed Destroyer

by Ron Cope

On March 1st 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered Operation Weserubung: the invasion of Norway.

Having swept across Europe, the Nazi assault on Scandinavia was designed to secure the valuable iron ore being delivered by rail from Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik. To complete the task, Hitler sent ten large destroyers, with 220 Alpine Troops on each. Five smaller British H Class destroyers were sent up the fjord in retaliation, with little knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912262061
• ISBN13: 9781912262069
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"