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- Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:47 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk?
- Replies: 206
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Scuttled or Sunk?
I am finalizing my research paper and still stuck. Before me I have a copy of the Destruction of the Bismarck by Bercuson and Herwig, on the back cover it states, "confirmed many of their assertions, including that the Bismarck was sunk by British fire, not scuttled by the German Navy." Bu...
- Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:17 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: What's a Bismarck to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11071
- Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:31 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: What's a Bismarck to do?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11071
Axis History Forum
Great response - can you direct me to the Axis History Forum? Steve Tiornu, you wrote in the Axis History Forum a good and thoughtful entry about a Battleships role and the support it needed to fulfil it: the screen of destroyers, the cruisers and later on the carrier, all to allow the battleship to...
- Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:20 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck proper name "He" or "She"
- Replies: 30
- Views: 52978
Bismarck reference "he" / "she"
Thanks for the input. Can anyone respond who can translate/read the German accounts, is the pronoun describing Bismarck, "he" or "she" in the German language?
Steve
Steve
- Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:11 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 85460
Scuttling / Sinking Bismarck
I have to strongly disagree that the scuttling is "bs". nothing in war is, every battle, campaign and engagement wether successful or not has relavance in military decison making and strategy. Taking the scuttling information or sinking announcement can be played politically to gain suppor...
- Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:22 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck: Scuttled or Sunk?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 85460
Scuttled or Sunk discussion
From the young college student aspect- the demise of Battleship Bismarck, wartime propaganda, “Avenging the Hood” and the glimpse of hope that the Germans can be overcome provided the momentum for the allied forces to forge forward and not give up even though they had been pummeled sensationalizes t...
- Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:16 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck proper name "He" or "She"
- Replies: 30
- Views: 52978
Bismarck proper name "He" or "She"
I heard along the way that the Bismarck should be referred to as "HE", eventhough we refer to all other ships as "She". Is this "politically correct"? It sounds awkward and I instinctly refer to the Bismarck as "she" and "her".
Steve
Steve