Illustrations by Thomas Scmid. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Louis le Bailly. Through the twilight years of the British Empire the battlecruiser HMS Hood was the glory ship of the Royal Navy. Unmatched in size and beauty, Hood defined English sea power from her keel-laying in 1916 to her destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941. This fascinating new volume is a seminal work in the field of naval ship histories. Among its eye-catching features is a unique gallery of photographs, including still frames from a recently discovered piece of color film of the ship, plus a spectacular set of computer-generated images of the ship's exterior and interior. The comprehensive text draws on official documents and the letters, diaries, memoirs, and reminiscences of more than 150 crewmen. Additionally, a wealth of new information on Hood's structure and operations make it important reading for everyone wanting to understand the inner functioning of one of the great capital ships of the past. 220 illustrations.

著者

布鲁斯·泰勒（Bruce Taylor），1967年生于智利，曾就读曼彻斯特大学和牛津大学，1996年获牛津大学近代历史专业博士学位。他著有《荣耀落幕：“胡德”号的和平与战争，1916—1941》（2012年），并与丹尼尔·摩尔根（Daniel Morgan）合著《U艇攻击日志：来自原始资料的军舰击沉全记录，1939—1945》（2011年）。他居住在加利福尼亚州南部。

译者

裴萌，生于20世纪80年代，本科毕业于北京大学，硕士毕业于美国布兰戴斯大学普通心理学专业，现为心理学科研工作者，业余翻译心理学书籍及研究二战史。