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Hunt the Bismarck: The pursuit of Germany’s most famous battleship

By Angus Konstam

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2019
ISBN
1472833864, 9781472833860
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
58 MB (60596407 bytes)
Pages
336\0
Time added
2019-10-19 03:28:13

Description

A brand-new narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship,Bismarck. Hunt the Bismarcktells the story of OperationRheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany's largest battleship in May 1941. Bismarckentered service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15-inch guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armored protection earned her the reputation of being unsinkable. This claim was finally put to the test in May 1941, when she sortied into the Atlantic and fought the legendary battle of the Denmark Strait, destroying HMSHood, the pride of the Royal Navy.Bismarckwas now loose in the North Atlantic. However, damage sustained in the battle limited her ability to roam at will, while the Royal Navy deployed the Home Fleet to revenge theHood. The stage was set for the greatest chase story in the history of naval warfare. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand accounts, and intertwining extensive research into a fast-paced narrative, this is the most readable and accurate account ofBismarck's epic voyage ever produced.

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