Hearts of Oak : the human tragedy of HMS Royal Oak
Sarkar, Dilip2010
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The loss of HMS Royal Oak in October 1939 came at a heavy human cost, with 833 Royal Navy sailors perishing after an attack by a German U-boat. In this book Dilip Sarkar incorporates the latest research on the sinking of the Royal Oak, together with interviews from the survivors.
Main title:
Hearts of Oak : the human tragedy of HMS Royal Oak / by Dilip Sarkar.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2010.
Collation:
128 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781848689442 (pbk)1848689446 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'45943940.545943940.545940.5459941.09
Local class:
940.545943940.545
Language:
English
Subject:
Royal Oak (Battleship)World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- SubmarineWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, GermanSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Scotland -- Scapa Flow -- History -- 20th centuryWarfare and DefenceWarfare and DefenceWorld War II -- Naval warfare -- Scapa Flow
Index terms:
World War II
BRN:
555634
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