In 1943, the North Atlantic lay cloaked in mist, prowled by German U-boats and shadowed by dread. Cutting through the fog was ...

With her steering jammed and her speed slashed by torpedo attacks, the Bismarck and her crew of 2,200 were a sitting duck for the Royal Navy, the ship sinking in the Atlantic off the French coast.

The Bismarck Sea loading Douglas SBD Dauntless scout bombers from a barge, circa 1944. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) The ship met its fate at the hands of two incredibly lucky kamikaze ...