Hitler sends out the Bismarck, the fastest battleship
afloat. Its mission is to cut the
lifeline of British shipping and win the war.
When it breaks out into the Atlantic the Royal Navy must track it down
and stop it before it is too late.
This is an approximation of what happened with the
Bismarck. The conversations and speeches
are what the author imagines they would have been. And the little disclaimer in the front says some
of the characters never actually existed even if people very much like them
did. It’s only a short story but
Forester manages to pack it full of suspense and tension. Even though the outcome is already known. There is a lot of people looking at maps and
pointing while saying ‘THERE’. It is probably
more dramatic in the movie when you can see them slam their finger down on the
map but the effect isn’t that great in the book. It is just a little piece of history but full
of heroism and action and strategy. It
won’t take you long to read and you will not want to put it down until you
finish. Forester knows how to tell a
good story and how to write compelling characters and it will keep you riveted
until the very end.
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