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Battlecruiser

Douglas Reeman

1997276 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Book Club Associates · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780434002917
  • 1998Arrow · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780749323509
  • 1999Windsor Publications · 387 pages · ENGISBN 9780754012191
  • 1999Paragon House Publishers · 392 pages · ENGISBN 9780754021605
  • 2001Penguin Random House · 276 pages · ENGISBN 9780434008292
  • 2001Penguin Random House · 368 pages · ENGISBN 9780099439875
  • 2003McBooks Press · 317 pages · ENGISBN 9781590130438
  • 1998Chivers Audio Books · ENGISBN 9780754001072

The Battlecruiser - in their time this class of ships was considered one of the great triumphs of the Royal Navy, as swift as a destroyer but packing a deadly firepower equal to any ship afloat. But the ships had one fatal flaw: their armour could be pierced by a single enemy shell. The Battle of Jutland exposed this Achilles' heel, then further disasters followed in the next world war with the tragic sinkings of the Hood and Repulse. 1943 - Of all her class, HMS Reliant and one other have survived. Reliant has the reputation of a lucky ship byt when Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins her he knows he could be her last captain. As Britain prepares to invade occupied Europe, Reliant will be thrown headfirst into the conflagration. All those who sail in her know that there can be no half measures: only death or glory awaits HMS Reliant.

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MoodSad

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ViolenceFrequent

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ThemesWar

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