Battleship Bismarck. A Survivor's Story
Baron Burkhard Von Mullenheim-Rechberg - Battleship Bismarck. A Survivor's Story
The Bodley Head | 1980 | ISBN: 0370303903 | 238 pages | PDF | 3.78MB
The Bodley Head | 1980 | ISBN: 0370303903 | 238 pages | PDF | 3.78MB
The author served in the Bismarck throughout her career and was her senior survivor. In this remarkable account he provides an eye-witness narrative of the battleship's short and dramatic life, offering a unique view of the sinking of the Hood, and the Bismarck's subsequent attempts to escape pursuing British forces. This is followed by a vivid description of the scenes on board during her final action, and her sinking. The Appendices include:- Record of the action between Rodney and Bismarck; Bismarck's rudder damage.