BATTLESHIP (Middlebrook/Mahoney)

The loss of the "Prince of Wales" and the "Repulse". On 10th December 1941, the third day of the war in the Pacific, two British capital ships were sunk off Malaya by Japanese air torpedo attacks. They did not request the air support that could have saved them: 840 men died and the rest have never forgotten. Whatever did happen in those confused hours, the sinking of the "Prince of Wales" and the "Repulse" has been surrounded by controversy, uncertainty and strong emotions. Taking full advantage of British World War II documents and the Japanese Official History, Martin Middlebrook and Patrick Mahoney dispose of several myths, and recreate for the reader not only what happened on that sunny morning off Malaya but also what it was like for the men involved. "Masterly and authoritative" - "Sunday Telegraph".