The British ships on which the brunt of the fighting fell were the battlecruiser fleet and some cruisers and light cruisers, supported by four fast battleships. Among these the losses were heavy.

The Life and Death of Germany's Last Super Battleship (2009). Although written from the German perspective, the book by no means distorts the story of the ship or her adventures, and the British side ...

Noted British naval historian Konstam, author of books on piracy and Jutland ... Although some tables providing data on the ships involved would have been useful, Hunt the Bismarck is an excellent ...