Książka Bismarck Niklas Zetterling

Bismarck

The Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Miękka
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The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck-a masterpiece of engineering, well-armoured with a mai...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Miękka
Data wydania
2011
strony
320
EAN
9781612000756
ISBN
1612000754
Enbook ID
04420000
Waga
560
Wymiary
155 x 227 x 21

Pełny opis

The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck-a masterpiece of engineering, well-armoured with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns-was one of the most dramatic events of World War II. She left the port of Gotenhafen for her first operation on the night of 18 May 1941, yet was almost immediately discovered by Norwegian resistance and Allied air reconnaissance. British battle cruiser Hood was quickly dispatched from Scapa Flow to intercept the Bismarck, together with new battleship Prince of Wales. They were ordered to find the ship quickly because, on their way from the USA, several large convoys were heading for Britain. On 24 May, Bismarck was found off the coast of Greenland, but the ensuing battle was disastrous for the British. The Hood was totally destroyed within minutes (only 3 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 2,000 German sailors to a watery grave. Zetterling and Tamelander's work rests on stories from survivors and the latest historical discoveries. The book starts with a thorough account of maritime developments from 1871 up to the era of the giant battleship, and ends with a vivid account, hour by hour, of the dramatic and fateful hunt for the mighty Bismarck, Nazi-Germany's last hope to pose a powerful surface threat to Allied convoys.

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