{"product_id":"bismarck-stephen-carrington-9798197042903","title":"Bismarck: Germany's Last Great Battleship","description":"In \u003ci\u003eBismarck: Germany's Last Great Battleship\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Carrington tells the story of the battleship that became one of the most famous warships ever built and one of the most hunted vessels in naval history. From the collapse of Imperial Germany after the First World War to the storm-lashed waters of the North Atlantic in May 1941, the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e emerged as far more than a battleship. It became the product of German industrial ambition, naval rivalry, technological innovation, and the rapidly changing nature of modern warfare at sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on wartime records, naval reports, operational accounts, engineering history, and survivor testimony, Carrington follows the ship from its origins in the rearmament of the Kriegsmarine through its design, construction, sea trials, and final Atlantic operation. He explores the strategic pressures that shaped the battleship's creation, the immense industrial effort required to build it, and the dramatic campaign that culminated in the destruction of HMS \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e, the relentless pursuit across the Atlantic, and the final battle west of France. Along the way, the book examines the realities of battleship warfare in an age increasingly dominated by aircraft, reconnaissance networks, and industrialized global conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than the story of a single warship, this book examines the end of an era. Massive, heavily armored, and built to project national power across the oceans, \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e stood at the pinnacle of battleship design even as the age of the battleship itself began to fade. Its brief and violent career remains one of the defining naval stories of the Second World War and one of the enduring symbols of twentieth-century warfare at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Carrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197042903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Stephen Carrington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743223427327,"sku":"9798197042903","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c8c6a7d-ae3b-44b5-b6ee-65de939f042d.jpg?v=1782450690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bismarck-stephen-carrington-9798197042903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}