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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...

Ufo--- Thanks for the info--- I'm trying to finalize my research paper and this is certainly a help in pulling together my conculsion.
Steve

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...

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

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...

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...

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