- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Chatham Publishing; 1st edition (19 Feb 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 186176216X
- ISBN-13: 978-1861762160
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 25.1 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 654,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This great battlecruiser was the largest warship in the world for most of her career, and the prestige ship of the inter-war Royal Navy. By the outbreak of war she was outclassed by more modern ships, but her heroic destruction by the Bismarck in 1941 has ensured a continuing world-wide fascination with the ship, including a recent expedition which located and photographed the wreck. In this book technical details of the ship's construction and armament are illustrated with high-quality coloured artwork, among the best computer-generated imagery of ships ever created - produced by one of the team responsible for the cgi in the recent blockbuster movie 'Titanic'. The book also features a remarkable collection of largely unpublished photographs, many taken by those serving on the ship or her close consorts. This allows the author to concentrate on the experience of shipboard life for the crew of what was undoubtedly the most glamorous warship of her time. This is the ultimate book on the ultimate ship of the pre-war era.
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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a brand new book and, for those who have been disappointed with what may have been written about HMS Hood in the past, your wait for a book worthy of such a great ship is finally at an end.
Just as soon as I opened the package I was aware I had a book of great quality in my hands and it was not long before those first impressions were reinforced by the content.
This is the complete story of the greatest ship ever to sail under the "HMS" prefix. It is also the story of what was, in the opinion of many, the most beautiful warship ever built. Commencing with a note written by one Rear-Admiral Tudor requesting designs for a new experimental battleship with certain qualities, this author skilfully steers the reader though the 25 year lifespan of HMS Hood.
Yes, all the usual historic photographs are there, but so are a great deal more - such as the charming picture of Hood's four new propellers (each weighing 20 tons) being towed by Traction Engine from London to Clydebank. There are many more photographs Hood fans will not have seen before including 24 stills taken from a cine film shot by one of the crew.
Most outstanding of all, however, are the illustrations of the ship itself - culminating in a four page fold-out section which provides the reader with a full colour profile of the ship measuring 30 inches (76cm) in length. Other illustrations show the ship from just about every conceivable angle in addition to cutaways showing various internal arrangements.
I could go on and on - but suffice to say, one of the finest books to cross my desk in a long time.
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Format:Hardcover
I have been facinated with HMS Hood since I was a small boy in the 1960S and came across an Airfix model of the Mighty Hood in woolworths with my Dad the box picture from what I think is the 2nd series from Airfix is fabulous the Hood underway guns blazing battle ensigns streaming and shell splashes from near misses framing what was is in my opionion the most Beautiful warship ever built it was a love at first sight thing and since then I have bought just about every book written on her and have to say that this is finest best researched book on the ship if I had to dispose of all my Hood collection at{ gun point} This and Ernle Bradfords " The Mighty Hood" would be the two I kept
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The story of the destruction of HMS Hood is one of the most memorable and tragic of WWII. But, there is so much more to the story of the Hood than that single incident. Taylor presents the history of the ship from design to death. This includes her role as symbol of Britain's sea power, the Invergordon mutiny, her role as the flagship of Force H and the final conflict with Bismarck. Supported by many excellent photographs, documents, testimonies, plans and incredibly detailed illustrations by Thomas Schmid, this can be regarded as one of the finest references available on the subject.
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