Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse

by Rod MacDonald

The first book to explore in detail the wrecks of these two vessels from Force Z which in December 1941 was sent to defend Singapore. It grippingly narrates the lead up to the siege of Singapore and the battle far out at sea in which Force Z was decimated in the Royal Navy's greatest loss in a single engagement. The force was attacked by 85 Japanese torpedo bombers, with huge loss of life. It was the first time a modern battleship had been sunk by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849950954
• ISBN13: 9781849950954
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Whittles
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.4"