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A gripping story of heroism - and doom - on the high seas.... The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck - a masterpiece of executive, well-armored with a primary artillery of eight 15-in . 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 time of 18 May 1941, yet was almost immediately found out by Norwegian level of resistance and Allied air reconnaissance. United kingdom battlecruiser Hood was quickly dispatched from Scapa Move to intercept the Bismarck, together with new battleship Prince of Wales. These were ordered to get the ship quickly because, on the way from the USA, several large convoys were at risk of Britain. On 24 May, Bismarck was found from the seacoast of Greenland, however the ensuing struggle was devastating for the English. The Hood was totally destroyed within minutes (with only three crewmen making it through), and Prince of Wales was badly damaged. The chase resumed before German behemoth was finally captured, this time by four United kingdom capital ships backed 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 almost 2,000 German sailors to a watery grave. Tamelander and Zetterling's work rests on stories from survivors and the latest historical discoveries. The publication starts with a thorough consideration of maritime innovations from 1871 up to the time of the gigantic battleship, and ends with a stunning consideration, hour by hour, of the dramatic and fateful search for the mighty Bismarck, Nazi-Germany's last hope to present a powerful surface risk to Allied convoys.
