Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 - Angus Konstam

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com Title: Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 Author: Angus Konstam Narrator: Chris Bland Format: Unabridged Length: 7:14:13 Language: English Release date: 04-25-2023 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: History, Europe, Military Summary: On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap. One of the most compelling naval dramas of the Second World War had begun.

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Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943 - Angus Konstam

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Title: Battle of North Cape: The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943
Author: Angus Konstam
Narrator: Chris Bland
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:14:13
Language: English
Release date: 04-25-2023
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: History, Europe, Military

Summary:
On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap.
One of the most compelling naval dramas of the Second World War had begun.