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Battleship Bismarck : a design and operational history
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Title
Battleship Bismarck : a design and operational history / William H. Garzke Jr., Robert O. Dulin Jr., and William Jurens ; with James Cameron.
ISBN
9781591145691
1591145694
Publication
Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019]
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
x, 610 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm
Summary
"This book is a marine forensics analysis and engineering study of the design, operation, and loss of Germany's greatest battleship, drawing on survivors' accounts and the authors' experience in naval architecture and naval operations. Battleship Bismarck has finally resolved some of the major questions such as, 'Who sank the Bismarck, the British or the Germans?'"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 11, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue
The origins of the Battleship Bismarck
Bismarck joins the Kriegsmarine
German naval developments
Prelude to Operation Rheinübung
The Royal Navy in 1941
Operation Rheinübung commences
Bismarck's Norwegian interlude and the British reaction
Prelude to battle
Contact!
The destruction of HMS Hood
Aftermath
Decisions
Torpedo attack by victorious aircraft
Bismarck strives to escape
Discovery
The fateful torpedo attack
Crippled
The British destroyers attack
The final battle: prelude
The final battle: 0847-0930
The final battle: 0930-1021
The final battle: commentary
Survival and aftermath
The wreck
Reflections
Research
Appendix A: Operation order for Operation Rheinübung
Appendix B: HMS Rodney gunnery action with Bismarck
Appendix C: King George V 356-mm turret problems
Appendix D: The scuttling debate
Appendix E: Bismarck's last moments: survivor reports.
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