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127. Hood Vs. Bismark
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HMS Hood was quite simply the most famous warship in the world at the start of 1941 – a beautiful but deadly giant that was a symbol of Britain’s command of the oceans and dominant naval power. KM Bismarck, on the other hand, was Nazi Germany’s only functioning battleship at the time but also the largest warship in the world. In late May 1941, these two giants came together in an astonishing duel, and as Al Murray and James Holland will relate – with the aid of scale models and a little bit of audience participation – it was one of the most consequential clashes at sea of the Second World War. Breathtaking courage, extraordinary characters, lucky shots, ingenuity and, perhaps above all, tragedy, mark this truly extraordinary epic of the high seas.
