Germany - Naval History, Naval Operations - World War II, Ships - Military Vessels, Shipwrecks & Underwater Exploration, Germany - Armed Forces, German History - 1933 - 1945 (The Third Reich)

Sinking of the Bismarck

Name: Sinking of the Bismarck
Author: Public Record Office Staff Great Britain
ISBN: 9781903365199

by Public Record Office Staff Great Britain

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Overview

Facsimiles of 12 crucial documents with an 8-page illustrated introduction

Synopsis

In May 1941 the Bismarck broke out of the Baltic in a bid to threaten Britain's vital Atlantic convoys. Over the next week huge forces of the Royal Navy and RAF Coastal Command were devoted to finding, tracking and ultimately destroying the mighty German battleship. In this volume, 12 original documents recreate the dramatic search, chase and sinking of the Bismarck. It features colour maps, illustrations, plans, personal documents, reports and dispatches. There is a colour cut-away illustration of the Bismarck, and deck plans reveal the fatal weakness in HMS Hood's armour.