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sharkbit · 02-25-10, 09:49 AM

"Pursuit" by Ludovic Kennedy.
It was the first book I read on the Bismark episode back in the '70's. I still think it is one of the best books out there on the operation. Very balanced. I highly recommend it.

I always found it ironic that Kennedy's father was captain of the HMS Rawalpindi when it was sunk by the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, commanded by Admiral Lutjens. His son(Kennedy's, not Lutjens'-

), who was twenty at the time of his father's death, served aboard the HMS Tartar, one of the destroyers involved in the hunt for the Bismark with Admiral Lutjens aboard.

02-25-10, 09:49 AM	#4
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	"Pursuit" by Ludovic Kennedy. It was the first book I read on the Bismark episode back in the '70's. I still think it is one of the best books out there on the operation. Very balanced. I highly recommend it. I always found it ironic that Kennedy's father was captain of the HMS Rawalpindi when it was sunk by the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, commanded by Admiral Lutjens. His son(Kennedy's, not Lutjens'-), who was twenty at the time of his father's death, served aboard the HMS Tartar, one of the destroyers involved in the hunt for the Bismark with Admiral Lutjens aboard. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”