THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BISMARCK
David J. Bercuson, Holger H. Herwig, . . Overlook, $40 (388pp) ISBN 978-1-58567-192-2
Made famous by a postwar Hollywood movie and Johnny Horton's song, the destruction of the feared German WWII warship involved the Royal Navy as well as clandestine American air and sea support. Canadian authors Bercuson, who has penned more than 30 books, and Herwig, who edits a book series titled Naval Policy and War, have teamed up to present a new look at the short-lived cruise of the German battleship in May 1941. Many previous books provide painstaking blow-by-blow accounts of the action; the authors here examine recently opened diplomatic flies from England and America that provide some fresh new data concerning the supposedly neutral American involvement in the hunt for the
Reviewed on: 10/08/2001
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 388 pages - 978-1-58567-397-1