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The Discovery of the Bismarck

Germany's Greatest Battleship Surrenders Her Secrets

by Robert D. Ballard, Rick Archbold · 1990

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Three miles beneath the Atlantic a feared Nazi warship stands proudly defiant.... Here, from the man who brought the world the Titanic, is the unforgettable story of Hitler's most famous battleship -- how she sailed, was sunk under fire, and then thrillingly rediscovered nearly fifty years later. In words and pictures, Robert Ballard gives a gripping account of his exploration of the wreck of the Bismarck and sheds new light on many of the questions that surround the sinking -- or was it scuttling? -- of this mighty war machine.

AntiquitiesBismarck (Battleship)Bismarck (Ship)German Naval operationsGermanyGermany. KriegsmarineNaval operationsNaval operations, GermanNorth Atlantic OceanUnderwater archaeologyWorld War, 1939-1945Naval Military operations