The Mighty Hood: The Battleship that Challenged the Bismarck

by Ernle Bradford

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497637937
• ISBN13: 9781497637931
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"