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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.
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About the Author
Ludovic Kennedy is a noted historian and the writer of numerous works.
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The author's throat creaks and crackles as he recounts the eight-day pursuit leading to the 1941 sinking of the BISMARCK, one of Germany's greatest battleships during WWII. Kennedy's sandpaper voice adds a patina of authenticity, as if he were describing events he had seen himself; his artful suspense creates a thriller more compelling and exciting than any fiction. Four thousand men die as ships sink in burning oil and exploding missiles. Like a movie, the scene switches from aircraft cockpit to German submarine conning tower to the HMS PRINCE OF WALES wireless room. Warning: don't think it will be easy to stop this story in the middle. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0002117398
- ISBN 13 9780002117395
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages254
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Pursuit, The Sinking of the Bismarck
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket photo probably by the author (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping, creasing, short closed tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed and bruised, some yellowing to back jacket and inside flaps, not price clipped (£3.50), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 254pp, map endpapers. In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck headed out into the North Atlantic to raid Allied shipping. She was accompanied by the Prinz Eugen and her pursuit was an epic of naval warfare. Found and shadowed by British cruisers, she was engaged by the Hood and the Prince of Wales. Within minutes, she had sunk the Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, and damaged the latter. The next few days were agonising for both sides. The Bismarck was attacked by Swordfish planes of the Fleet Air Arm, lost then relocated, attacked once more and disabled. Now there was no choice for the pride of the Kriegsmarine but to run for safety and the French port of Brest. But then the battleships Rodney and King George V caught up with her. By author, broadcaster and human rights activist Sir Ludovic Kennedy (1919-2009). Ludovic Kennedy followed his father into the Royal Navy, during WWII. He served as an officer on destroyers, mostly in the same northern seas. His ship HMS Tartar, was one of those that pursued the battleship Bismarck, following the Battle of the Denmark Strait. He witnessed the final battle, until Bismarck was ablaze and its crew began to abandon ship, but shortage of fuel forced Tartar to depart for home before Bismarck sank. Quite a scarce book. Seller Inventory # 012033
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