72, No. 1 (Winter 2019), pp. 89-145 (57 pages) The pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941 constituted one of the largest fleet-versus-fleet operations in European waters ...
The ship was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but ... More than 2,000 German sailors lost their lives. Sinking of WW2 ship HMS Hood commemorated HMS Hood's ...
February: American forces take Guadalcanal. March: Battle of the Bismarck Sea: Americans sink eight Japanese transports and four destroyers bound for New Guinea. June: Americans retake Aleutian ...
The mighty Hood was the pride of the British Navy for more than 20 years revered around the world as the largest and most powerful warship afloat But when it was sunk by the German battleship ...