The British Navy's sinking of a notorious symbol of Nazi Germany, the battleship Bismarck, in May 1941 ranks as one of the most significant victories of the Second World War. It was imperative that Britain find and destroy the Bismarck, a true threat to Britain s ocean lifeline, before it could escape into the Atlantic. In "The Bismarck Episode" a veteran naval writer tells the intense and dramatic story of how the battleship was discovered, pursued and ultimately destroyed. -- amazon.com.

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1. The First Alarm -- 2. The Home Fleet Begins to Move -- 3. All-Night Shadowing and a Dawn Battle -- 4. The Admiralty Takes Some Vigorous Steps -- 5. The Shadowing Goes On -- 6. Where is the Bismarck? -- 7. The Bismarck Re-discovered -- 8. Aircraft Attack the Wrong Ship -- 9. A Last-Minute Transformation -- 10. The Destroyers Attack at Night -- 11. The End of the Bismarck -- 12. A Few Comments -- Index -- Appendices : 1. List of Flag Commanding Officers -- 2. List of Aircrews Sighting and Attacking the Bismarck.