BATTLECRUISER HMS HOOD: AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY 1916-1941

This great battlecruiser was the largest warship in the world for most of her career, and the prestige ship of the inter-war Royal Navy. By the outbreak of war she was outclassed by more modern ships, but her heroic destruction by the "Bismarck" in 1941 has ensured a continuing world-wide fascination with her; including a recent expedition which located and photographed the wreck. In this superb visual reference book technical details of the ship's construction and armament are illustrated with high-quality coloured artwork, while at its core is a remarkable collection of largely unpublished photographs, many taken by those serving on the ship or her close consorts. This allows the author to deal with the experience of shipboard life for the crew of what was undoubtedly the most glamorous warship of her time.