Daniel Knowles

The 'Yamato' and her sister ship the 'Musashi' represented the ultimate development in the battleship. Meer

For over twenty years the battlecruiser HMS 'Hood' toured the world as the most iconic warship in the Royal Navy. Unmatched in her beauty and charisma, 'Hood' is one of history's greatest warships. Meer

Largely overshadowed by Bismarck and Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were Germany's most successful battleships of the Second World War. This is the story of the two ships from their conception through to their involvement in the invasion of Norway, raids against Allied merchant shipping, Allied attempts to sink them, and their respective ends. Meer

This book charts the story and the events of one of the Royal Navy's last great voyages. Led by one of the most iconic warships to serve with the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, the Special Service Squadron embarked on a journey around the globe, showing the flag for Great Britain and strengthening ties across the British Empire. Meer