{"product_id":"book-c5cg","title":"Killing the Bismarck","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May 1941, the German battleship \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e, accompanied by heavy cruiser \u003ci\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/i\u003e, broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy's pursuit and subsequent destruction of the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e was an epic of naval warfare. In this new account of those dramatic events at the height of the Second World War, Iain Ballantyne draws extensively on the graphic eyewitness testimony of veterans to construct a thrilling story, mainly from the point of view of the British battleships, cruisers, and destroyers involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe describes the tense atmosphere as cruisers play a lethal cat-and-mouse game as they shadow \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e in the icy Denmark Strait. We witness the shocking destruction of the British battle cruiser HMS \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e, in which all but three of her ship's complement were killed, an event that fueled pursuing Royal Navy warships, including the battered battleship \u003ci\u003ePrince of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e, with a thirst for revenge. While Swordfish torpedo-bombers try desperately to cripple the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e, we sail in destroyers on their own daring torpedo attacks, battling mountainous seas. Finally, the author takes us into the last showdown, as battleships\u003ci\u003e Rodney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing George V\u003c\/i\u003e, supported by cruisers \u003ci\u003eNorfolk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDorsetshire\u003c\/i\u003e, destroy the pride of Hitler's fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vivid, superbly researched account portrays this epic saga through the eyes of so-called \"ordinary sailors\" caught up in extraordinary events. \u003ci\u003eKilling the Bismarck\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding book, conveying the horror and majesty of war at sea in all its cold brutality and awesome power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49294794752304,"sku":"BDc5cg","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49294794785072,"sku":"ZEc5cg","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49294794850608,"sku":"ZMc5cg","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c5cg-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775821248","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c5cg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}