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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: sinking of the Blücher
    sub title: the Battle of Drøbak Narrows, April 1940
  name:
    name part: Haarr, Geirr H.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Melien, Tor Jørgen
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2023
    copyright date: 2023
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  abstract: "A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blucher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blucher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, why and how she was sunk and the ramifications and significance of the event. The text also explores the influence of the British government and military on the reasons behind Operation Weserubung, the German invasion of Norway. This book is a methodical, unbiased compilation of primary sources and archival material. It details the sequence of events leading to the sinking of the Blucher, the flagship of the force that was to seize Oslo, from setting sail for Norway, to evading British submarines in the Skagerrak, and finally sinking to the bottom of the Drobak Narrows after being struck by Oscarsborg fortress gunfire and torpedoes. The text, which connects intricate accounts of the attacks, paints a picture of the sinking and explains the politics behind the military operations, and the result of the sinking which enabled King Haakon and his Government to escape to Britain, join the Allies and continue the resistance from there. Simultaneously, the primary source material individualise the sailors and military personnel involved in the sinking from both sides. The writing is accompanied by multiple maps and upwards of 200 stunning, photographs, many never-before-seen"--Publisher's description.
  table of contents: Introduction -- The ship -- The price of neutrality -- 'Winston is back' -- Threat from the North -- Let slip the dogs of war -- No way back -- Towards Oslo -- A day of highest tension -- Guns and forts -- Trespassing -- Intruders -- Improvisations -- War in Oslofjord -- Aftermath -- Homeward bound -- Requiem -- Conclusions.
  note: Geirr Haarr and Tor Jørgen Melien.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Blücher (Cruiser)
  subject:
    topic: Oslofjorden, Battle of, Norway, 1940
  subject:
    topic: World War, 1939-1945
    topic: Naval operations, German
  subject:
    topic: World War, 1939-1945
    topic: Naval operations, Norweigian
  classification: D772.B55 H33 2023
  classification: 940.54/59481
  identifier: 9781784388751
  identifier: 1784388750
  location:
    physical location: pda,print
  record info:
    record content source: YDX
    record creation date: 220626
    record change date: 20250318223250.0
    record identifier: in00004749665
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng