Review: A GRIPPING TALE OF HISTORY AND HORROR
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2012
Robert W. Walker has written another hit, in Bismarck 2013.In this book he returns to the sea, giving us another reason for the sinking of the Bismarck. Taking legend, fact, and fiction he turns out a tale of horror, mystery and science, mixed with man's need for hunting treasure. Whether you like history, science fiction, mystery or thrillers you will find this book a gripping story.Admittedly I am hooked on anything and everything that Robert Walker writes. However, in Bismarck 2013, he has taken on a subject as he did in Titanic 2012 - Curse of R.M.S. Titanic, that has thrilled and mystified man for years. Why did it sink?Oh history buffs know that the Bismarck was hit by a torpedo taking out one of its propellers. The torpedo was fired from a British aircraft and it crippled the ship. Leaving the ship open for the British to finish the job, it was seen going in circles. Did a torpedo really cause the damage or was there more to this story?It is said that the British fired on the ship until it sank. Which might be, yet it would be odd. Why wouldn't they want to take the ship captive? It was after all not only the pride of Germany, but held the best technology available in its day.Robert W. Walker gives us more. With a masterful way of moving back and forth between 1941 and 2013, he tells us a story that might have happened.  Was there a British spy on board? Did Hitler really secretly step on board the Bismarck on May 5th 1941, bringing with him a small coffin shaped box? What was in it?Is there pure evil in this world, independent of mans greed and cruelty? Does it have a life of its own? What really happened to the Bismarck? For these answers and more I highly recommend you read Bismarck 2013 by Robert W. Walker, I can guarantee you will not be able to put it down.Highly recommended.