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**The author of* Blitzkrieg* covers one of the most dramatic events of the Second World War in an ****"outstanding book about naval warfare" (* World War II History* ).**When the German battleship *Bismarck* \--a masterpiece of engineering, well-armored with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns--left the port of Gotenhafen for her first operation on the night of May 18, 1941, the British battlecruiser *Hood* and the new battleship *Prince of Wales* were ordered to find her quickly, as several large convoys were heading for Britain.On May 24, *Bismarck* was found off the coast of Greenland, but the ensuing battle was disastrous for the British. The *Hood* was totally destroyed within minutes, with only three crewmen surviving, and *Prince of Wales* was badly damaged. The chase resumed until the German behemoth was finally caught, this time by four British capital ships supported by torpedo-bombers from the carrier *Ark Royal*. The icy North Atlantic roiled from the crash of shellfire and bursting explosions until finally the Bismarck collapsed, sending nearly two thousand German sailors to a watery grave.Tamelander and Zetterling's work rests on stories from survivors and the late

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Author

Zetterling, Niklas & Tamelander, Michael

Publisher

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9786613256560

Category

history

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (344 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14