HMS Hood: The Pride And Fall

HMS Hood: The Pride and Fall is a commemorative bookazine marking 85 years since the loss of the Royal Navys legendary battlecruiser HMS Hood during its engagement with the German battleship Bismarck on 24 May 1941. It traces Hoods story from her design and construction through her years as a symbol of British naval power and flagship of the fleet, culminating in her dramatic final battle in the Denmark Strait. Richly illustrated with archive imagery, expert analysis, personal accounts and insights into the discovery of the wreck, this edition offers both a detailed technical history and a moving account of the courage, sacrifice and loss surrounding one of Britains most famous warships.