Table of Contents

introduction
Initial Strategy
Planning For War
The Atlantic Sorties
Aftermath
Analysis
Conclusion
Further Reading
Index

Promotional Information

The history of Germany's early raids in the Atlantic, focusing on the success of 1941's Operation Berlin and how it led to the Kriegsmarine sending in its greatest battleship - the mighty, ill-fated Bismarck.

About the Author

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

Edouard Groult studied art in Paris and Belgium before working as a concept artist in the videogame industry. In recent years has also undertaken historical commissions while working as a freelancer for historical magazines. He lives and works near London.

Reviews

The artwork in this book is extremely good and the narrative details the Kriegsmarine’s early Atlantic raids which led directly to the ill-fated Bismarck’s only voyage, that in turn led to Hitler’s loss of confidence in his surface Navy.
*The Naval Review*