The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them.

The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them.

The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous – and notorious – warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride o

“A complete operational history of the Bismarck . . . with period photos [and] underwater photography of the wreck, allowing a forensic analysis of the damage

Winston Churchill called it "the Beast." It was said to be unsinkable. More than thirty military operations failed to destroy it. Eliminating the Tirpitz, Hitle