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KILLING THE BISMARCK: DESTROYING THE PRIDE OF HITLER'S FLEET

by Iain Ballantyne

Published by Pen & Sword Maritime. 1st. 2010

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Providing a harrowing insight into the unremitting cruelty of war at sea, this book is delievered with the verve of a novel, taking the reader on a roller-coaster ride in which each twist and turn yields new shocks. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Foreword by Admiral Sir Jonathon Bad GCB. 304 pages including index.

A lovely copy, appears unread!

ISBN: 9781844159833
Stock no. 1829879

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Contents

  • Foreword by Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author's Introduction
  • Prologue: The Hoodoo Ship
  • 1 Made with Blood and Iron
  • 2 Germany's Masterly Deception
  • 3 Storm-Tossed Sentinels
  • 4 Raise Steam with All Despatch
  • 5 Heavyweight with a Glass Jaw
  • 6 The Navy's Here
  • 7 Rushing to their Destiny
  • 8 Death of a Battlecruiser
  • 9 The Entrails of Hell
  • 10 After Shock
  • 11 The Hunters and the Hunted
  • 12 Swordfish Strike
  • 13 A Day of Fearful Gloom
  • 14 Steering to Intercept Enemy
  • 15 Remorseless Determination
  • 16 Sorry for the Kipper
  • 17 Into the Jaws of Death
  • 18 Vian's Dilema
  • 19 A Desperate and Deadly Race
  • 20 The Brutal Business of War
  • 21 In at the Kill
  • 22 A Necessary Killing
  • 23 Ghosts at the Feast
  • 24 Bitter Harvest
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • Maps
  • Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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