GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS OF WORLD WAR ONE: Their Design, Construction and Operations

Known as Panzerkreuzer, literally "armored cruiser," the eight ships of the class were involved in several early North Sea skirmishes before the major pitched battle of Jutland. Staff details their design and construction and traces the full service history of each ship, recounting their actions largely from first-hand German sources. Fully illustrated, some in color.