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Three days after the infamous events of Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, HMS Prince of Wales (a 2 year old 35,000 ton Battleship) and HMS Repulse (a 25 year old Battlecruiser of 26,500 tons) with 4 Destroyer escorts sallied forth from Singapore as "Force Z" without air support. Their Aircraft Carrier HMS Indomitable had run aground outside Kingston Harbour a short time before sailing to join and had to proceed to the USA for repairs to her hull. With the events of Pearl Harbour not yet analysed and understood - i.e. airpower vs. sea power, Force Z was still thought to be more than a match for anything the Japanese might throw at them.
They were very wrong and when the attacks did commence it was all over rather quickly. Two valuable capital ships were sunk with the loss of 840 lives. What happened that day has led to many questions being asked about the conduct of those senior naval officers involved.
In an overwhelmingly authoritative account, these authors have accessed not only British records from WW2 but also Japanese records from the same period and even those from the naval dockyards of Norfolk, Virginia were the repairs to HMS Indomitable were logged as task No S.139.
I am delighted to have a copy of this book back on my bookshelf and if anyone else missed it first time around, now is the time to treat yourself to an excellent account of one of the Royal Navy's greatest wartime disasters which is written in an exciting and compelling way.
Better than any work of fiction.
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The details and background are excellent, but without seeming to slow down the pace of the book. It goes into details about what was known by each of the main decision makers at each step in te fatal operation which lead to the lose of the Prince of Wales and the repulse.
It higlhy recommand this book.
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