Lovereading Gunther Prien and U-47: The Bull of Scapa Flow From the Sinking of HMS Royal Oak to the Battle of the Atlantic

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Description: Gunther Prien and U-47: The Bull of Scapa Flow From the Sinking of HMS Royal Oak to the Battle of the Atlantic. Hardback. By Dougie Martindale.

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