In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen sailed into the Atlantic, threatening vital Allied shipping lanes. Historian Iain Ballantyne brings to life the Royal Navy's relentless pursuit through the icy Denmark Strait.

Detailed eyewitness accounts reveal the tense cat-and-mouse games as cruisers shadowed the Bismarck and Swordfish torpedo-bombers risked colossal seas to cripple her. The devastating loss of HMS Hood and the battered Prince of Wales fueled a fierce drive for retribution.

The climax unfolds as battleships Rodney and King George V, supported by cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire, close in for a final assault. Ballantyne's research and firsthand sailor narratives deliver a vivid portrait of naval warfare's brutality and heroism.

Key Features

• Firsthand accounts from ordinary sailors
• Strategic analysis of naval engagements
• Dramatic reconstructions of ship-to-ship combat
• Insight into WWII Atlantic operations

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