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Hunt the Bismarck

The Pursuit of Germany’s Most Famous Battleship

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Hunt the Bismarck

By: Angus Konstam
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
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Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany's largest battleship in May 1941.

Bismarck entered service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15-inch guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armored protection earned her the reputation of being unsinkable. This claim was finally 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, while the Royal Navy deployed the Home Fleet to revenge 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 accurate account of Bismarck's epic voyage ever produced.

©2019 Angus Konstam (P)2019 Tantor Armed Forces Engineering Military Naval Forces War Royal Navy Submarine
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Historically and forensically detailed. A well articulated audiobook covering material known to many naval historians.

Sink the Bismarck

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Love the detail. Explains both sides and really puts you in the thick of it.

BRILLIANT!!!

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absolutely fascinating. worth listening to more than once. very factual without being overly opinionated. brilliant

naval history

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