About the Author

Niklas Zetterling, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College, is most recently co-author of The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944. Together with Michael Tamelander, a part-time military author, they have written books about the battleship Tirpitz, the D-Day landings and the 1940 campaign in Norway.

Reviews

...a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic. * SEAPOWER *
A fresh look at the life and death of the most famous German warship of World War II...a very good read... * STRATEGY PAGE *
...unable to put it down...I highly recommend this book for anyone that likes the study of naval battles or just wants to read about an action-packed sea battle. * IPMS *
... a very interesting and useful history ...once you start... you will be very hard pressed to stop until the smoke has cleared and the ship is sunk. * INTERNET MODELER *
outstanding book about naval warfare...real time, you are there style that conveys all of the anxiety of actual combat at sea. * WWII HISTORY MAGAZINE *
essential background and new historical insights make otherwise inexplicable elements of the Bismarck story much clearer, without diminishing the drama of the epic sea chase and its vivid, human details. * WORLD WAR II MAGAZINE *
A fresh look at the life and death of the most famous German warship of World War II. * NYMAS *
Beautifully written, exhaustively researched and a mine of thought provoking insight...this is not just the best military history book I've read for a many a year but the best book full-stop. Essential. Buy it. * ModelArmour November *
...a thorough treatment, including material from interviews with survivors of their sinkings and the impact they had on the naval war in the Atlantic. * Seapower *