{"product_id":"flt-11-kriegsmarine-atlantic-command-1939-42","title":"FLT 11 - Kriegsmarine Atlantic Command 1939–42","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermany's legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began World War II woefully unprepared. Under\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarinegruppenkommando\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest\u003c\/i\u003e, its heavy ships and raiders were tasked with challenging Allied dominance of the Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Kriegsmarine specialist Lawrence Paterson explores how Naval Group West took on the challenge. He reassesses the qualities of the fleet, and how the confusion over their original role meant that ships like the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere less than ideal for raiding. Operating as far afield as the Indian Ocean also relied on an elaborate tanker and supply network, as well as Germany's superb signals intelligence. He also explains the complex Kriegsmarine command structure during the 1930s and early war, how responsibility for the ships veered between Naval Group West, the Naval Staff, and type commanders, and how the conquest of France transformed the command. He also explains how the Luftwaffe failed the surface fleet, both in scouting at sea and defending them in port.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith superb artwork, 3D diagrams, maps and archive photos, this book explores and assesses Germany's commerce war, from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraf Spee\u003c\/i\u003e's cruise to the ill-fated exploits of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e, and the final high-risk retreat from Brest, the Channel Dash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-15\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" data-readmore=\"\" aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE FLEET'S PURPOSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLEET FIGHTING POWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ships\u003cbr\u003e- Battleships\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eScharnhorst\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGneisenau\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Panzerschiffe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eDeutschland\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(later renamed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eLützow\u003c\/i\u003e);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAdmiral Scheer\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdmiral Graf Spee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Heavy cruisers\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAdmiral Hipper\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBlücher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Light forces\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Gunnery and Fire Control\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eHOW\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eTHE FLEET OPERATED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNaval Command\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eNaval Group West (\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eMarinegruppenkommando West\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Fleet Command (\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eFlottenkommando\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Naval Group West and the move to France\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Operational Doctrine\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Intelligence\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e- Logistics and Facilities\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eSupply Ships\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe French bases\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCOMBAT AND ANALYSIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eThe Fleet in Combat\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eAnalysis\u003cbr aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Entoyment Wargaming and Hobby Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56164989174139,"sku":"FLT 11","price":14.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/4960\/9012\/files\/9781472867377.jpg?v=1774084671","url":"https:\/\/entoyment.co.uk\/products\/flt-11-kriegsmarine-atlantic-command-1939-42","provider":"Entoyment Wargaming and Hobby Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}