Odd sort of book - it was turned into the movie Sink the Bismarck and reads like a screen treatment for a film, describing the story and full of dialogue between characters, only there's no obvious hero. There are various officers, and politicians (Winston makes an appearance), and captains of ships, and Ministry officials - but no Kenneth More character.
Its very brisk and easy to read. I really liked how they gave a bit of backstory to some people on the Hood before killing them - I remember Forester did this in Brown on Resolution, giving a German sailor a bit of backstory about his wife, for a paragraph or two, before killing them.
The basic story is strong - ship escapes, has battle, takes out Hood, almost gets to France, is stopped by a plane with one torpedo, the Brits almost sink one of their own ships, then the Brits hammer the Bismarck. It's a bit odd but I read it super quick.
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