The giant battleship Tirpitz was the pride of the German Navy and the largest warship in the Western Hemisphere. By his very existence he had a serious influence on the course of the war. Control over the actions of the ship required the involvement of significant forces of the air and sea fleets. This book tells the story of the Allies' desperate efforts to sink the giant battleship Tirpitz, which posed a mortal threat to the Allied navy in the Atlantic.