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Sink the Bismarck!

by C.S. Forester · 1958 · 182 pages

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n 1941, Hitler's deadly Bismarck, the fastest battleship afloat, broke out into the Atlantic. Its mission: to cut the lifeline of British shipping and win the war with one mighty blow. How the Royal Navy tried to meet this threat and its desperate attempt to bring the giant Bismarck to bay is the story C. S. Forester tells with mounting excitement and suspense.

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Subject
history
Genre
historical fictionworld war IIwar and militaryadventure
Themes
nauticalmilitary history
Setting
world war IIeurope
Audience
adult
Length
short · 182 pages

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