- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press (4 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 059306352X
- ISBN-13: 978-0593063521
- Product Dimensions: 15.9 x 3 x 24.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 396,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The memoirs of a Second World War bomber pilot.
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In the early hours of the 27th of May, 1941, the German warship Bismarck - scourge of the Atlantic ocean - was sailing towards a fateful encounter. Two days previously, Prime Minister Winston Churchill had issued the order to "Sink the Bismarck". High winds and low visibility added to the atrocious morning weather as Fleet Air Arm pilot, John Moffat, took to the air in his open cockpit bomber.
Along with twelve other brave pilots, John Moffat took down the largest warship of its time. A warship that had destroyed the famed HMS Hood within minutes, and was able to withstand anything the British military threw at them. These men, in their Swordfish, managed to avoid the fearful anti-aircraft fire and launched their torpedoes. One of them hit, holing the German warship.
This is his story - of how as a young man he experienced first-hand the titanic struggle for naval supremacy, the cramped-cabins and meagre rations of WW2, the mind-numbing patrols over hundreds of miles of ocean and the adrenalin and fear of being in a fragile aircraft sought out by gunfire. As the only surviving member of his fellow pilots, John Moffat tells of everything that led him to be able to say, "I sank the Bismarck".
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a 10 Star rating for this book!!!!,
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This review is from: I Sank The Bismarck (Hardcover)
This is simply a superb book, John Moffat and Mike Rossiter have written a fast moving, well written book which will appeal to all those interested in WWII history, maritime history and for the human story of the 1930's and 1940's. This is one of the best books I have ever read, I found it totally gripping and really placed you at the point of time in the book. Very highly recommended indeed!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Good book on the experiences of a WW2 Swordfish pilot,
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This review is from: I Sank The Bismarck (Hardcover)
I have heard John Moffat describe his attack on the Bismarck, he has a remarkable memory for a man of his age. A very good account of his life as a WW2 Fleet Air Arm pilot. Mike Rossiter writes with authority, this is a follow on from his book HMS Ark Royal. Both books are recommend buys for Naval Aviation historians.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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splendid,
By Les Pringle (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Sank The Bismarck (Paperback)
Let's get the title out of the way first; it's patently ludicrous. No individual, living or dead can make such a claim. After reading the book I'd be very surprised if it was the author who came up with it. It's only a guess, but I fancy that a lot of people will assume that a stupid title means that it's a stupid book. And that's a shame because nothing could be further from the truth; it's a very good book.
With that gripe out of the way let me say what a splendid read it is. It's packed with anecdotal and personal experiences of the naval war in the Mediterranean culminating (as the title suggests) in the north Atlantic with the Swordfish attacks on the Bismarck. But there is plenty to ponder on before we reach the Bismarck. It's packed with all the little details that won't be found in an historians account. Did you know that the Scharnhorst & Gneisenau were referred to as the Ugly Sisters by the Ark Royal's crew as they attempted to hunt them down? I just love things like that. Only first-hand accounts can flesh out history for subsequent generations and we should be grateful to those who have taken the trouble to record it. Anyone with an interest in military first-hand accounts will not find anything to complain about with this book. Oh dear...before submitting this to the ether I took a look at the other reviews and could scarcely believe what I read. Some one has written...`could have been an excellent book with a little less self praise.' It's an incomprehensible comment as the author is self effacing in the extreme. Here's to you Mr Moffat...we all owe you one!
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