1st paperbackedition. (10), 294 PP, plus 8 pages with 3 colour and 28 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Neat Ex Libris stamp of previous owner on half title page, o/wise fine. 23.3 x 15.2. Memoirs of a Second World War Navy Pilot.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: I SANK THE BISMARCK
Publisher: Bantam Press / Transworld Publishers. London. .
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN 10: 0593063511
ISBN 13: 9780593063514

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The memoirs of a Second World War bomber pilot and the sinking of the Bismarck warship in May 1941.

Along with twelve other brave pilots, John Moffat took down the largest warship of its time. A warship that had destroyed the famed HMS Hood within minutes, and was able to withstand anything the British military threw at it. These men, in their Swordfish, managed to avoid the fearful anti-aircraft fire and launch their torpedoes. One of them hit, holing the German warship.

This is John Moffat's story, of how as a young man he experienced first-hand the titanic struggle for naval supremacy, the cramped cabins and meagre rations of WWII, the mind-numbing patrols over hundreds of miles of ocean and the adrenalin and fear of being in a fragile aircraft sought out by gunfire. As the only surviving member of the mission, John Moffat tells of everything that led him to be able to say, "I sank the Bismarck."

About the Author

JOHN MOFFAT was 19 years old when he joined the Ark Royal and is the only surviving member of the group of twelve pilots who sank the Bismarck.

MIKE ROSSITER is an independent documentary film-maker, whose work has been nominated for BAFTA and Emmy awards. He lives in North London.

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