The Battle of North Cape, Angus Konstam
The Battle of North Cape, Angus Konstam
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The Battle of North Cape
The Death Ride of the Scharnhorst, 1943

Author: Angus Konstam

Narrator: Chris Bland

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/25/2023

Synopsis

On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap.

One of the most compelling naval dramas of the Second World War had begun.

About Angus Konstam

Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is the author of over eighty books. This acclaimed author has written widely on naval history, from Sovereigns of the Seas and Piracy: The Complete History to his most recent bestseller, Jutland 1916: Twelve Hours to Win the War. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Derek

I approached this one with some nervousness. Konstam's book on Jutland (Jutland 1916: Twelve Hours That Decided The Great War) is excellent, but a friend with an intense interest in North Cape was quite sniffy about his Scharnhorst. No preconceptions, then. The subtitle, Death Ride of the Scharnhorst......more

Goodreads review by WILLIAM

The "Death Ride" that nearly wasn't. Compact, but deft, re-telling of the of the final action of the battlecruiser Scharnhorst. Despite the massive advantage given the British due to "Ultra," the Scharnhorst still nearly got away using her superior speed. Gun spotting radar, far superior to that of t......more

Goodreads review by Mr D Ashton

An interesting account of the battle This is a battle that is, unfortunately, less well known than it should be. Whilst the outcome, once the main event began was to prove inevitable, it wasn't a foregone conclusion. KMS Scharnhorst was handled with great skill against overwhelming force and, almost,......more

Goodreads review by Gergely

While the book's fairly objective and depicts the grim reality of an Arctic gun battle, with excerpts of personal accounts giving it a more humane touch, it still falls a bit short from being really good. Knocked off a star for the perceived indecisiveness and hesitation between a dry, clear-cut but......more

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