Late in the morning of 27 May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck was sunk by an overwhelming British armada in a fierce battle that lasted ninety minutes. Admiral Gunther Lutjens, Captain Ernst Lindemann & 2, 206 men of her crew were lost, only 115 survived. Five days earlier, an RAF reconnaissance plane flying low off the coast of Norway spotted four large warships in the sea below. At 19, 000 tons fully loaded, the sight of the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was shocking enough; even more so was the sight of the 50, 000 ton battleship Bismarck
- the pride of the German navy
- a ship shrouded in myth, an awesome & mysterious behemoth of destruction. Their purpose in these waters was obvious & chilling: the German navy was sending this powerful four-battleship task force to seize control of the North Atlantic sea lanes. The survival of free Britain was at stake. With almost all of Europe under Hitler's thumb, & the United States still frustratingly neutral, Britain was left alone to fight Nazi Germany. The only hope lay in the convoy route across the North Atlantic from the United States. The fate of Britain & the United States hung in the balance, & all knew that the destruction of the Bismarck would be a dramatic turning point in the war. Noted historians Bercuson & Herwig have uncovered much new information on the Bismarck, including a close examination of classified British & United States diplomatic files, only recently opened, revealing secret diplomatic manoeuvrings between Churchill & Roosevelt. They tell the full story of the Bismarck for the first time, from the key strategic decisions of the national leaders, to the gripping hour-by-hour account of the battle. This is the definitive account of one of the most dramatic & momentous events of the Second World War.

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Late in the morning of 27 May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck was sunk by an overwhelming British armada in a fierce battle that lasted ninety minutes. Admiral Gunther Lutjens, Captain Ernst Lindemann & 2, 206 men of her crew were lost, only 115 survived. Five days earlier, an RAF reconnaissance plane flying low off the coast of Norway spotted four large warships in the sea below. At 19, 000 tons fully loaded, the sight of the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was shocking enough; even more so was the sight of the 50, 000 ton battleship Bismarck
- the pride of the German navy
- a ship shrouded in myth, an awesome & mysterious behemoth of destruction. Their purpose in these waters was obvious & chilling: the German navy was sending this powerful four-battleship task force to seize control of the North Atlantic sea lanes. The survival of free Britain was at stake. With almost all of Europe under Hitler's thumb, & the United States still frustratingly neutral, Britain was left alone to fight Nazi Germany. The only hope lay in the convoy route across the North Atlantic from the United States. The fate of Britain & the United States hung in the balance, & all knew that the destruction of the Bismarck would be a dramatic turning point in the war. Noted historians Bercuson & Herwig have uncovered much new information on the Bismarck, including a close examination of classified British & United States diplomatic files, only recently opened, revealing secret diplomatic manoeuvrings between Churchill & Roosevelt. They tell the full story of the Bismarck for the first time, from the key strategic decisions of the national leaders, to the gripping hour-by-hour account of the battle. This is the definitive account of one of the most dramatic & momentous events of the Second World War.

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Kat Matthews believes life is an adventure, to be taken at leisure. When vacationing with her mother in Vale, Colorado, she meets an eccentric, rich couple who have a bizarre proposition. They want to hire her to date their son. & not just date him. They want her to train him in how to date so he ...

Kat Matthews believes life is an adventure, to be taken at leisure. When vacationing with her mother in Vale, Colorado, she meets an eccentric, rich couple who have a bizarre proposition. They want to hire her to date their son. & not just date him. They want her to train him in how to date so he ...

Bitter Almonds is a remarkable memoir, a tribute to Sicilian food & culture, & the record of an historic & vanishing craft. At the heart of the book are forty-six recipes of unique Sicilian specialities, written down for the first time.

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- until she began to regret it with all her heart.

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