Extracted from Battlecruiser HMS Hood - An Illustrated Biography 1916-1941 and reproduced by permission of Pen and Sword Books Ltd.
The Battlecruiser HMS Hood
Posted on Wednesday 23rd May 2012



Further Reading
The Battlecruiser HMS Hood
(Hardback - 272 pages)
ISBN: 9781848320000
by Bruce Taylor
Only £28.00 RRP £35.00
The battlecruiser HMS Hood is one of the great warships of history. Unmatched for beauty and charisma, unequalled for size, for 20 years the she was the glory ship of the Royal Navy, flying the flag across the world in the twilight years of the British Empire. Here, in words, photos and colour artwork, is the story of her life, her work and her people, from the laying of her keel on the Clyde in 1916 to her awful destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941.
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