1,400 Sailors. One Shell. The Day Naval Warfare Changed Forever

Описание: Part 2 on how Britain hunted down the Bismarck is available here:    • How Britain Sank Germany's Pride and Joy  

Why was the Battleship Bismarck so feared? How well prepared were the British to fight the Bismarck? Is the Bismarck overrated? And why did the Hood sink so quickly?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for Part 4 of this series on the titanic clash between two mighty warships that represented the pride of the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine.

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Animation: Michael Merc, Kate Korolko
Artwork: Vadym Berkutenko
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00:00 The destruction of HMS Hood
01:36 Why Hood vs Bismarck still matters
06:03 Operation Rheinübung and the Atlantic threat
09:31 The limits of German surface raiding
11:19 What Bismarck really was
26:22 Admiral Lütjens and fatalism at the top
29:10 Hitler’s inspection and strategic confusion
33:10 Bismarck breaks out
35:09 Sightings in Norway and intelligence leaks
37:07 Admiral Tovey and the Royal Navy response
45:09 Bergen, refuelling, and missed chances
01:03:29 Entering the Denmark Strait
01:11:09 Suffolk sights Bismarck
01:21:00 The net tightens around Bismarck
01:31:45 Final manoeuvres before battle
01:45:03 Action stations aboard Hood and Prince of Wales
01:47:34 Holland’s battle plan
01:50:12 Contact regained — battle now inevitable
01:52:01 The battle...