{"product_id":"9781839830020","title":"The Last Dawn : The Royal Oak Tragedy at Scapa Flow","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Turner, David \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 June 2022 by Birlinn General (Origin) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 144 pages, Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e153 x 233 x 14 | 408g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 13 October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, one of the British navy's top battleships, was destroyed at the Royal Navy's main anchorage at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The audacious attack, by a German U-boat, was the first major blow against Britain of the Second World War. Over 800 lives were lost, including sailors as young as 14.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a revealing account of the tragedy. Told through declassified photographs and naval records, as well as statements from survivors, it is a dramatic and moving reassessment of one of the most shattering events in British naval history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925379776771,"sku":"9781839830020","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781839830020_956b06f3-773d-49ac-a2e8-5b97d290d642.jpg?v=1731414616","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781839830020","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}