HMS King George V, the most advanced British battleship of World War II, was initially held in reserve to avoid submarine threats during Germany’s aggressive commerce raiding. The sinking of HMS Hood ...

When the Nazis finished its construction, the German battleship Bismarck was the most powerful warship in Europe. Commissioned in 1940, Bismarck immediately posed a lethal threat to both Allied ...

Although it suffers from occasional poor wording, due certainly to poor translation, Bismarck: The Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship makes a very good read for anyone interested in naval ...