By Steve Backer
From Baird Maritime:
A book from Seaforth Maritime's Ships Craft series for modellers, this a lot more than that purpose would suggest.
As well as a number of good clear pictures of well-made models of the 'Hipper' and her sisters, the book provides a very good and well-illustrated history of the class.
Proud, purposeful and potent, the five Hipper class heavy cruisers were among the world's most impressive and heavily armed when constructed at the start of World War Two. Of the five, only 'Admiral Hipper', 'Blücher' and 'Prinz Eugen' were finally completed.
Due to indecision and fateful decision making on the part of the German high command only the 'Hipper' did any real damage to Allied ships. Her magnificent sisters were largely wasted.
Nevertheless they provide an excellent basis for modellers.
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