Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

C. S. Forester

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Año de edición:
2022
ISBN:
9781773237244
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In 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!This is the true story of Hitler’s mightiest battleship, how it was hunted, fought, and destroyed in the crucial battle for the Atlantic...

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