- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: US Naval Institute Press; illustrated edition edition (April 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155750332X
- ISBN-13: 978-1557503329
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #863,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Products of Germany's race to rearm in the late 1930s, heavy cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class were, for their time, among the world's most formidable and revolutionary warships. In World War II they participated in the battle for Norway and Operation Cerberus, and were part of anti-convoy operations and Baltic patrols. This valuable reference book traces the development and building of ships in the class and presents the career history of each vessel, drawn from ships' logs and official battle reports. Lavishly illustrated, the narrative is accompanied by technical plans, camouflage drawings, and hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, many of them from the private collections of former crewmen. Following the popular Battleships of the Scharnhorst Class and Battleships of the Deutschland Class, this volume will be a welcome addition to any naval history bookshelf.
About the Author
Gerhard Koop served in the Kriegsmarine in World War II and is a respected authority on German battleships. Klaus-Peter Schmolke is well known for his superb technical drawings.
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This review is from: Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: The Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prince Eugen, Seydlitz and Lutzow (Hardcover)
Great historical value, but I must admit for the price I expected far more detail. It does have a good set of reference photos, particularly for the historian and modeller, as the Prinz Eugen had somewhat of a distinguished career being a partner to the Bismarck and a A-bomb Test bed for the USA. It does lack good line drawings and interior detail for the Class which I would expect for the price.
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Pictorial History,
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This review is from: Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: The Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prince Eugen, Seydlitz and Lutzow (Hardcover)
Great historical value, but I must admit for the price I expected far more detail. It does have a good set of reference photos, particularly for the historian and modeller, as the Prinz Eugen had somewhat of a distinguished career being a partner to the Bismarck and a A-bomb Test bed for the USA. It does lack good line drawings and interior detail for the Class which I would expect for the price.
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Admiral Hipper by Gephard Koop,
By Thomas A. Goodwin - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: The Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prince Eugen, Seydlitz and Lutzow (Hardcover)
This book is an outstanding book about the little known German Warship Admiral Hipper which went on to survive World War Two. Only to be destroyed in the Bikini Island Atomic Bomb Test as so many other captured ships from that conflict were. Shame when you consider that these ships could have been GREAT show pieces of living history had they not been so carelesly abused. The only set back I find with this volume. Is that Mr. Gephard writes a great deal about the specifics of the ship. weight, speed, design, what not. And a little about her History. So this particular volume of the many he wrote. Is more like a statisical look at the ship. And not so much as a story line. Altho packed with a wealth of information? It beccomes bogged down in tech Jargon. When so much more coukld have written about her battle history. Of course this book is not just about the Admiral Hipper. But rather an over view of all the ships in her class. I hope mr. Gephard will write another book based more along the lines of his other books like The Bismark and the Tirpitz. he is an outstanding writer and is very knowledgable. But the statistics? cloud the picture and get in the way of the Life of this Warship.Thank You |
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