The Battleship Bismarck (Anatomy of the Ship) [Hardcover]

Jack Brower (Author)

Book Description

Series: Anatomy of the Ship | Publication Date: November 2005

The Bismarck is probably the most famous warship in the world. The German battleship, 45,000 tons, was completed in early 1941 and went on to sink the 'Mighty Hood', pride of the Royal Navy, during one of the most sensational naval encounters ever. After a dramatic chase around the North Atlantic, involving many units of the Royal Navy, Bismarck was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after she was completed. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. 'The Battleship Bismarck' is the finest documentation of this famous ship ever published. What makes this and all 'Anatomy of the Ship' volumes unique is a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details, photos and a record of the ship's service history. Complete with an extended ship's plan on the reverse of a fold-out jacket.

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About the Author

Jack Brower runs his own design and draughtsmanship company. He has spent months researching this book in the Bundesarchiv Kriegsmarine collection and through the original records of the shipyard of Blohm and Voss in Germany. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (November 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591140501
• ISBN-13: 978-1591140504
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed Photographs and Drawings of the Ship, October 31, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Battleship Bismarck (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

Among the superlatives you can quote about the Bismark is that she (and her sister ship 'Tirpitz') was the largest and heaviest warships ever completed in Europe. And arguably, she had the shortest working life. Her one battle cruise is obviously the stuff of legends. The sinking of the 'Hood' in just a couple of salvos. In turn her getting hit by a torpedo in exactly the place where it would cripple her.

This book is one of the 'Anatomy' series by the Naval Institute Press. It has a fairly complete description of the ship. For instance, the three types of armour were classified as KC, Wh, and Ww. KC armour was made by Krupp, was face hardened armour steel containing 0.34% carbon, 3.78% nickel, 0.32% manganese, 0.2% molybdenum and 2.06% chrome.

Most of the book, however, is composed of drawings, hundreds of drawings showing every aspect of the ship. Even the inside of the books dust jacket is used for a large outline drawing. It's a beautiful book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Battleship Bismarck, July 6, 2007

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Peter Rein Raengel (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Battleship Bismarck (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

An excellent publication, as are all the books in the "Anatomy of the Ship " series, with excellent and clear drawings. These show not only the overall layout of each deck but details of the guns, general equipment and boats etc. An ideal reference for the model maker, illustrator or any marine historian. Text and photographs further enhance the presentation.
Present US publisher has maintained the fine standards of original UK publishers.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bismarck's book, June 27, 2007

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Norberto B. Pontes "Norberto Pontes" (Sao Paulo-Brasil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Battleship Bismarck (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

Well, firstly i wanna to say the books of this series Anatomy of Ship as always well made books.
About the book o f Bismarck is interesting to say wich the many drawings help to know about
internal arrangements of the ship. Many things i don't know what is are explained with the legends etc..
the drawings are good but in some cases i think the drawings have some failures(a personal view of a man wich work with drawings) but nothing to depreciate the book.
The texts are clear and the history of the ship overall all parts are excellent. Many, many drawings and a small scale plan can help to do a model of this Ship.
I have a lot of these books and i always purchased one new cause i know i don't loss money with these excellents books. i am ship modeller and always looking for good drawings to do a model or know about a ship. Five stars for me is a good note for this book.
Regards
Norberto