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Bismarck Chase, The - New Light on a Famous Encounter

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 2/25/2023

Product Info

Title
Bismarck Chase, The - New Light on a Famous Encounter
Category
Publish Year
1998
Pages
188
Dimensions
7x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147765838
Type
Hardcover

Description

The sinking of the battlecruiser HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, by the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941, is one of the most famous naval engagements of the Second World War, and one of the most controversial. Previous accounts have criticized the tactics of the British commander Admiral Holland for exposing his flagship unnecessarily to enemy fire at the start of the battle, but for the first time, this new book explains the Battle of the Denmark Strait in the light of extensive computer modelling of the action based on a detailed analysis of time and range data, correcting several discrepancies in earlier accounts.