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.