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    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship
    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship
    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship
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    Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship

    Written 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 17, 2019
    ISBN9781977319326
    Author

    Angus Konstam

    Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

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    • 5/5
      I loved hearing both sides of the battle. Fascinating,wonderful details. Throughly absorbing listening.
    • 5/5
      The issue of the type of bombs used by the pilots ….several….was not covered in detail
    • 5/5
      Excellent account of the iconic naval battle of WW2. Although you know exactly how it's going to end, it's a thriller from start to finish! The narrator did a pretty good job, in my view, pronounced German names reasonably well, too.
    • 5/5
      Great detail, well written and well read. Juat about everything you need to know.
    • 5/5
      Excellently written and researched for both sides (German and British) of the war, encounter.
    • 5/5
      Riveting and Illuminating. Despite being one of those "know a little about a lot" types, I fully admit that prior to reading this book, I didn't know much about the Bismark or its sinking. I knew that it was the pride of the Nazi German Navy during WWII, that it was supposedly the most deadly ship afloat, and that it was sunk in a famous naval battle. Thus sums up my knowledge of the topic prior to reading this book. Yet Konstam does a deep dive into the full history of the Bismark and the events leading to its demise, and he does it in a very readable fashion almost akin to watching an actual movie about it. Thus, this naval historian - not exactly a group known for their readability outside their own circles - crafts a tale Tom Clancy would be hard pressed to top, even were he still alive. Truly excellent work. Very much recommended.