Scapa Flow: The Defences of Britain's Great Fleet Anchorage 1914-45

by Angus Konstam

A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. It held Jellicoe's Grand Fleet from 1914-18, and it was from here that it sailed out to do battle with the Germans at Jutland in 1916. In 1914 the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the entrances to Scapa Flow and then extending these defenses to cover most of Orkney. These...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846033667
• ISBN13: 9781846033667
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.7"