The Mighty Hood
The Mighty Hood

Author: Ernle Bradford

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 1497625742

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The story of the HMS Hood, the last great warship of the British Royal Navy, told by the bestselling author of Hannibal. When it was launched in 1918, the HMS Hood was the flagship of the Royal Navy. As a battle cruiser, “The Mighty Hood” was fast enough to evade enemy cruiser ships and powerful enough to destroy them. But for all the Hood’s might, it had one fatal flaw: armor had been sacrificed for speed. In 1941, the Hood confronted the legendary German warship Bismarck. A salvo from the enemy penetrated the Hood’s ammunition magazine, destroying the British ship and killing all but three of its crew. The brutal defeat marked the end of the Royal Navy’s dominance. But it also inspired Winston Churchill’s vow to sink the Bismarck—a vow that in time was fulfilled. Through oral history and documentary research, Ernle Bradford chronicles the Hood’s career from design to demise, with colorful insight into life aboard the ship as well as its broader historical significance.

Bismarck and Hood
Bismarck and Hood

Author: Marco Santarini

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 9781781552315

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This book sheds new light on one of the most talked about incidents of the Second World War: the mighty duel betweenHMS Hood and the Bismarck. The author offers fresh evidence from recent studies of the wreck of theHood to unravel what happened on that fateful day.

The Battlecruiser Hood
The Battlecruiser Hood

Author: John Roberts

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2025-02-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1472846079

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The destruction of the HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941 was one of the most shocking episodes in the history of the Royal Navy. Built during World War I, the Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. For the first time, this volume in the renowned Anatomy of a Ship series is available in paperback, and features a detailed description of every aspect of the beloved battlecruiser. In addition to analysing the genesis of its design and contemporary significance, this exceptional study provides the finest documentation of the Hood, with a complete set of superb line drawings, supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history.

The Battlecruiser HMS Hood
The Battlecruiser HMS Hood

Author: Bruce Taylor

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 1783469803

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“A wonderfully illustrated biography” of one of history’s greatest warships whose sinking “signaled the end of the surety that Britannia ruled the waves” (War History Online). Unmatched for beauty, unequalled for size, for twenty years the HMS Hood 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 color illustrations, is the story of her life, her work and her people from keel-laying on the Clyde in 1916 to destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941. Among the eyecatching strengths of the book is a unique gallery of photos, including stills from a recently discovered piece of color footage of the ship, plus a spectacular set of computer-generated images of both the exterior and interior by the world’s leading exponent of the art—a man who worked with the film director James Cameron (of Titanic fame). A wealth of new information on Hood’s structure and operation make it essential reading for the enthusiast, modeler and historian alike. Hugely successful from its first publication, this is the third printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship of the pre-war era. “The most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.”—Warship World

Hunting the Bismarck
Hunting the Bismarck

Author: C. S. Forester

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-12

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781718801066

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n 1941, Hitler's deadly Bismarck, the fastest battleship afloat, broke out into the Atlantic. Its mission: to cut the lifeline of British shipping and win the war with one mighty blow. How the Royal Navy tried to meet this threat and its desperate attempt to bring the giant Bismarck to bay is the story C. S. Forester tells with mounting excitement and suspense. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

HMS Hood
HMS Hood

Author: Daniel Knowles

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13:

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For over twenty years the battlecruiser HMS 'Hood' toured the world as the most iconic warship in the Royal Navy. Unmatched in her beauty and charisma, 'Hood' is one of history's greatest warships. During the twilight years of the British Empire the 'Hood 'toured the world showing the flag as a symbol of British power. As the Royal Navy's show-ship, 'Hood' came to command a special place in the hearts and minds of the British public. Such was the regard for HMS 'Hood' that her destruction in the Denmark Strait on the morning of 24 May 1941 by the German battleship 'Bismarck' created dismay across the world. Within minutes of entering battle 'the Mighty Hood' as she was affectionately known, was destroyed by a catastrophic explosion which had echoes of Jutland a quarter of a century earlier. Out of a crew of a crew of 1,418, only 3 survived. The sinking of HMS 'Hood' was the single largest disaster ever sustained by the Royal Navy. This book charts the life and death of this legendary battlecruiser in both peace and war from her early origins, through the interwar years, to her destruction.

Hood and Bismarck
Hood and Bismarck

Author: David Mearns

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780752220352

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The meeting of the Bismarck and HSM Hood in 1941 ended with the destruction of the two battleships and the loss of 3500 lives. This book chronicles the expedition to find the Hood's wreck and reveal the truth about the battle.

HMS Hood
HMS Hood

Author: Andrew Norman

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780811707893

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"Author Andrew Norman explores the events leading up to the [sinking of the HMS Hood] and the legacy it left in its wake. His research includes reports from both the Royal Naval Museum and German naval records as well as a unique interview with the only living survivor ... of the Hood disaster, Ted Briggs. Virtually all of the author's material is taken from original sources and many of the photographs he includes to illustrate the text have never before been published. In HMS Hood : pride of the Royal Navy, he poses his own theory for the ship's sinking -- one that has until this point not yet been proposed"--Jacket.

The Battlecruiser Hood
The Battlecruiser Hood

Author: John Roberts

Publisher: Conway

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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The year 2001 witnesses the sixtieth anniversary of one of the most shocking and tragic episodes in the history of the Royal Navy; the loss of HMS Hood. Built during the First World War, the Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. This revised edition features a full and detailed description of every aspect of HMS Hood, analysing the genesis of the design and its contemporary significance