Battleship Bismarck

Anatomy of the Ship

by Jack Brower

Bismarck is arguably the most famous warship in the world. At 45,000 tonnes she and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest and heaviest warships ever completed by any European nation. This volume a full description of one of the most famous warships of all time; a pictorial section showing full-view and on-board photographs; a colour guide and action painting on the jacket; more than 250 perspectives and 3-view drawings, with descriptive keys, of every detail of the ship - including general arrangements, hull structure, rigging, armament, fittings, aircraft and ship's boats; and one large-scale plan on the reverse of the fold-out jacket. It also includes a complete anatomy of the type in words, photographs and drawings.

Genres: History

Hardcover

First published September 30, 2005

Reviews

[Mike Grady]

Excellent reference material for anyone interested in the details of the German battleship Bosmarck.

[Dr. George H. Elder]

I think Jack is going to do a rewrite of this book, so this rating is only for the 1st edition. I helped supply some of the info, although some of the internal plate thickness I found were not those displayed in the text--as in the thinkness on the inboard internal splinter bulkhead avove the main AD. These are monior concerns. I believe MUCH more could have been done by way of describing why the variouis design choices were made, although some might claim that is not the purpose of most book in the anatomy series. Still, this was a great opportunity to shed new light...

[Victor L.]

Extremely detailed drawings of the Battleship Bismarck.