{"product_id":"2940150620315","title":"John Moffat: Legend of the Bismarck","description":"John Moffat: Legend of the Bismarck tells the remarkable story of a Fleet Air Arm pilot and flying legend who, with a single torpedo strike, delivered from an obsolete biplane, in a force nine gale, in the middle of the Atlantic, brought about the sinking of Nazi Germany’s most powerful battleship, the Bismarck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis short book provides a concise and straightforward insight into the achievements of John Moffat and one of the Second World War’s most infamous sea battles, the Royal Navy’s frantic search and subsequent sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the Bismarck, this book also looks at the dramatic sinking of HMS Hood and the loss of over 1,400 of her crew during the short Battle of the Denmark Strait, the story of HMS Ark Royal and the aircraft that helped deliver the decisive torpedo attacks, including the out-dated Fairey Swordfish biplane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Moffat: Legend of the Bismarck is the second chapter of British Flying Legends, a series of eBooks from Richard Edwards that combine into a single volume, which chronicles the lives and achievements of some of Britain’s greatest flying legends.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122458411248,"sku":"2940150620315","price":1.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150620315_p0.jpg?v=1763750576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150620315","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}