A HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED ACCOUNT OF THE HUNT FOR THE _BISMARCK_. The break of the German battleship _Bismarck _into the North Atlantic in May 1941 was one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II. It began with a battle between the _Bismarck _and the British battleship _Prince of Wales _and the heavy cruiser _Hood_. The _Hood _was blown to pieces, while the battered _Prince of Wales_ managed to escape. The British then focused all of their resources on hunting the mighty German battleship and eventually brought her down. Supported by birds'-eye-view maps and archive photography, this volume recounts the fight in detail.