The Bismarck Chase
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Pursuit
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Author : Ludovic Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Bantam Books
Release Date : 1984
Pursuit written by Ludovic Kennedy and has been published by Bantam Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Fiction categories.
The Bismarck Chase
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Author : Robert J. Winklareth
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 1998
The Bismarck Chase written by Robert J. Winklareth and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The sinking of the British battlecruiser HMS Hood by the Bismarck is re-examined using modern computer modeling techniques.
Bismarck
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Author : Jim Crossley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2010-11-08
Bismarck written by Jim Crossley and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-08 with History categories.
When the German Battleship Bismarck was commissioned in 1940 she was one of the fastest and most powerful ships afloat. To the Royal Navy and the security of Allied shipping in the Atlantic she posed an enormous threat she must be destroyed. When she broke out into the Atlantic in 1941, some of Britains most powerful ships were sent to pursue and sink her. The first encounter proved disastrous for the British Battleship HMS Hood, which was sunk at 0800 on 24 May. Bismarck had sustained several hits from HMS Prince of Wales but the Royal Navy were unsure of the extent of the damage and whether she would attempt to return to Germany for major repairs or sail for France to lick her wounds. Previous written accounts suggest that the whereabouts and course of Bismarck were unknown to the Allies until discovered by an RAF Catalina at 1030 on 26 May. This was followed an hour later by the arrival of a Fairey Swordfish flying off HMS Ark Royal. This aircraft hit the Bismarck with her torpedo and severely damaged her steering gear. It was now only a matter of time before the full firepower of the British capital ships would close in and destroy Germanys greatest ship.This new book revises previous theory of the events, in which earlier publications have failed to reveal the full extent of the capabilities of both British and German Radar or the significance of British ULTRA signal intercepts.
Pursuit
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Author : Ludovic Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Fontana Press
Release Date : 1975
Pursuit written by Ludovic Kennedy and has been published by Fontana Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.
In May 1941, the German battleship Bismark, then the most formidable fighting ship afloat, escaped into the Atlantic, posing a terrible threat to the convoys that kept Britain supplied. This book gives a first hand account of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismark.
Pursuit
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Author : Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Pursuit written by Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Pursuit
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Author : Ludovic Kennedy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Pursuit written by Ludovic Kennedy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Военноморски флот categories.
Bismarck
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Plymouth Press
Release Date : 2012
Bismarck written by and has been published by University of Plymouth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Bismarck (Battleship) categories.
Launched in 1939, Bismarck was the most formidable surface ship in Hitler's fleet. Displacing over 55,000 tons when fully loaded and armed with eight 38-cm guns in four main turrets, she was a formidable piece of German naval engineering. Sunk on her first and only war cruise, 27 May 1941, this great victory for the Royal Navy was also a human tragedy. Only 114 of her 2,200 crew survived the Royal Navy's final storm of shells and torpedoes. Despite her short career, the story of Bismarck and the precise reasons for her loss have fascinated many and been the subject of controversy since 1941. The discovery of the wreck in June 1989 has only fuelled the debate. How did the Royal Navy stop the massive battleship? Was she sunk in the action or did her own crew scuttle her in a last act of defiance? Bismarck contains the complete Battle Summary: how Hitler's Goliath was located, pursued and attacked, featuring both German and British first-hand accounts.
Hunt The Bismarck
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Hunt The Bismarck written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with History categories.
Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship Bismarck. Hunt the Bismarck, now available in paperback, tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of Nazi Germany's largest battleship, Bismarck, in May 1941 and her subsequent pursuit by the Royal Navy. Bismarck entered naval service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15in guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armoured protection earned her the reputation of being unsinkable. This claim was put to the test in May 1941 when she sortied into the Atlantic and fought the legendary battle of the Denmark Strait, destroying HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy. Bismarck was now loose in the North Atlantic. However, damage sustained in the battle limited her ability to roam at will, and the Royal Navy deployed the Home Fleet to avenge the sinking of the Hood. The stage was set for the greatest chase story in the history of naval warfare. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand accounts and intertwining extensive research into a fast-paced narrative, this is the most readable and accurate account of Bismarck's epic pursuit ever produced.
Hunting The Bismarck
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Author : Miroslaw Skwiot
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Release Date : 2006-01-15
Hunting The Bismarck written by Miroslaw Skwiot and has been published by Crowood Press UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-15 with History categories.
The short but eventful career of the German battleship Bismarck was one of the most interesting episodes of the Second World War at sea. This book describes the Germans' preparations for Operation Rheinubung, the battle of the Denmark Strait and the British Home Fleet's chase after the Bismarck, as well as the shocking sinking of the British battlecruiser Hood by the Bismarck.
Bismarck
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Author : Michael Tamelander
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2009-05-26
Bismarck written by Michael Tamelander and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-26 with History categories.
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 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. “Exciting story-telling . . . recreat[es] the thrill of the hunt.” —International Journal of Maritime History “[An] epic sea chase and its vivid, human details.” —World War II