The Battleship Bismarck

The Battleship Bismarck cover

Description

The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous--and notorious--warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, during one of the most sensational encounters in naval history. Following the sinking, Bismarck was chased around the North Atlantic by many units of the Royal Navy. She was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on May 27, 1941, less than five months after her completion. Her wreck still lies where she sank, nearly 3 miles down and 596 miles off the west coast of France.

Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Bismarck ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and text on the building of the ship and a record of the ship's service history.

Product details

Published Sep 18 2018
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 256
ISBN 9781472828880
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations More than 600 line artworks and plans and 300 full-colour artworks.
Dimensions 240 x 253 mm
Series Anatomy of the Ship
Short code ANT
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Stefan Draminski

Stefan Draminski is a naval researcher and illustr…

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