Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story [Hardcover]

Burkard Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg (Author), Mullenheim-Rech Burkar Von (Author), Jack Sweetman (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

Chronicles the entire career of the Bismarck, from its commissioning to its sinking by the Allies.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 467 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press; Rev Sub edition (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870210270
• ISBN-13: 978-0870210273
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #608,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rhine Exercise from the German point of view, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story (Hardcover)

A fantastic book written from the other side's point of view. Great detail about life aboard the Bismarck, the thinking of those aboard the Bismarck, and what happened on the ship during the Rhine Exercise. The chapter dealing with the night before the final battle is both riveting and haunting.

This book brings not just the Bismarck, but the men of the Bismarck back to life for a brief moment in time. You'll never look at this battle the same way again.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book reveals in detail a legendary naval episode., November 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story (Hardcover)

Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story is a master piece of naval history. I have read this book several times and each time I have come away with more knowledge about Operation Rhine. The book is complete with details of the launch of the Bismarck at the Blohm & Voss Ship yards to its final destruction in the north Atlantic. The author has been very objective in his account of the Bismarck's maiden and final voyage. I also recommend the book "Pursuit" by Ludovick Kennedy which details the British side of this naval hunt.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book !, December 2, 2001

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Jose Luis Prieto (Mendoza, Pcia. de Mendoza Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story (Hardcover)

A great book about battleship Bismarck's history. The only reason for a 4 star rate and not 5 is that almost half of the book is about Mullenheim's experience after the battleship's tragic end (POW camp, return to Germany, ...). In the book, those moments are not so full of excitement like the ones with direct relation with the battleship's actions. But don't let that missing star bring you down, this is a great book. I've read a lot about the battleship on the INTERNET, but the book gave me a lot of missing information, more information than the data I was expecting to find.
If you enjoy reading about the Bismarck... get the book. It won't fail you.