{"product_id":"jutland-to-junkyard-9781843410102","title":"Jutland to Junkyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 21 June 1919  at Scapa Flow  in Orkney  one of the most extraordinary events in naval history occurred. To the astonishment of those who witnessed it  the German High Seas Fleet  one of the most powerful in history began to sink. By late morning  10 battleships  six battlecruisers  eight light cruisers and a host of smaller ships lay on the seabed. Although at the time the Admiralty stated that salving the ships was an impossibility  from 1924 onwards  each ships was raised and scrapped. This account of the salvage operation  which was first published in 1973  begins with a description of the origins of the German High Seas Fleet  its role during the Battle of Jutland  its surrender under the terms of armistice in 1918 and scuttling in Scapa Flow. The bulk of the book is dedicated to the story of its salvage  recounting the extraordinary ingenuity  courage and resourcefulness of the salvagers in the face of extreme odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923494142005,"sku":"ByrdShop_1843410109","price":249.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781843410102.jpg?v=1794106073","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jutland-to-junkyard-9781843410102","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}