The Sinking of the Bismarck

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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 45.59.92.226 (talk) at 12:50, 3 May 2020 (the goodreads quote was innacurate. According to Shirer, Bismarck was sunk by gunfire and torpedoes (Shirer does not discuss the possibility that the ship was scuttled as was later hypothesized by Robert Ballard). Also, the Royal navy was responsible for pursuing the ship, with little participation from other nations. It was not the Allies.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt
Author	William L. Shirer
Country	USA
Language	English
Genre	History, nonfiction
Published	1962
Publisher	Sterling Point
Pages	176
ISBN	9781402736162

The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt is a 1962 historical nonfiction book by William L. Shirer. It tells the story of the Royal Navy's hunt to destroy the German battleship Bismarck, culminating in the final battle where the ship is sunk by gunfire and torpedoes.

References

v t e Works of William L. Shirer
Non-fiction	Berlin Diary The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich The Sinking of the Bismarck The Collapse of the Third Republic The Nightmare Years