Great Britain - Royal Navy & Marines, British Armed Forces - General & Miscellaneous, Germany - Naval History, Naval Operations - World War II, 20th Century British History - World War II, Ships - Military Vessels, Shipwrecks & Underwater Exploration, Gre
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Overview
The breakout of the German battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic in May 1941 is one of the most dramatic naval episodes of World War II. For nine days she became the most sought-after ship in the world, as virtually the entire British Home Fleet tried to track her down and bring her to bay. Soon after dawn on May 24, 1941, the Bismarck and her consort Prinz Eugen encountered the brand-new battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Hood in the freezing waters of the Denmark Strait. Within thirty minutes the Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, was destroyed and the Prince of Wales was heavily damaged -- the Bismarck had broken out into the waters of the North Atlantic. Dozens of warships struggled to intercept her. An airborne attack damaged her rudder, and a second attack slowed her down enough for the British fleet to catch up with her. On the night of May 26-27, they surrounded Bismarck and sank her.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2003
Publisher
US Naval Institute Press
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781591143956