The U Boat War In The Atlantic 1939 1945

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Business In Great Waters

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Author : John Terraine
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2009-10-15

Business In Great Waters written by John Terraine and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with History categories.

Twice within 25 years Britain was threatened with starvation by the menace of the U-Boat. In this study of submarine warfare, the author explains why Winston Churchill wrote "the only thing that ever frightened me during the war was the U-Boat peril". Until it had been overcome, the Anglo-American entry into Europe in 1944 would have been impossible. John Terraine concentrates on the combatants themselves, both German and Allied, but does not overlook the three main factors in the equation—the political, the military and the technological, as well as the intelligence, the weapons and the devices both sides employed in order to outwit each other. He also focuses on the fighting men on either side, seeing the action from "where it was at".

The U Boat War

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Author : Ian Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-09

The U Boat War written by Ian Baxter and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-09 with History categories.

2.20PM Directly in front of us I sighted four funnels and the masts of a passenger steamer at right angles to our course coming from the SW and going towards Galley Head. 3:10 PM Torpedo shot at a distance of 700 meters below the surface - from the log of the German submarine U–20. The explosion that followed changed history as the date of the ship's log was may 7, 1915, the steamer was the Lusitania, and the torpedo sent 1195 innocent men, women, and children to a watery grave. In 1914, U-Boats were a new and untried weapon, and when such a weapon can bring a mighty empire to the briink of defeat there is a story worth telling. Edwyn Gray's The U-Boat War is the history of the Kaiser's attempt to destroy the British Empire by a ruthless campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare. It opens with Germany's first tentative experiments with the submarines and climaxes with the naval mutiny that helped bring down the Kaiser. In between is is a detailed account of a campaign of terror which, by April 1917,had the British Empire on the verge of surrender. The cost in lives and equipment was staggering. On the German side, 4894 sailors and 515 officers lost their lives in action; 178 German Submarines were destroyed by the allies; 14 were scuttled and 122 surrendered. According to the most reliable sources, 5,708 ships were destroyed by the U-Boats and 13,333 non-combatants perished in British Ships. World figures for civilian casualties were never released The U-Boat War is a savage but thrilling account of men fighting for their lives beneath the sea, and of the boats that changed the face of naval warfare.

The U Boat War

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Author : Lawrence Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2022-04-12

The U Boat War written by Lawrence Paterson and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-12 with History categories.

"The first complete history of the U-boat war in its entirety, a story which began on the very first day of hostilities in 1939 and did not end until the final torpedo sinking on 7 May 1945. It details the Wehrmacht's disastrous decision to despatch Dönitz's U-boats to the Mediterranean; the actions of U-boats at the extremities of the Eastern Front, where, despite the legendary destruction of the PQ17 convoy, they failed to turn the tide of war; and smaller but crucial operations throughout the Indian Ocean and southern Africa. What becomes increasingly clear throughout these dangerous and costly deployments is how U-boat operations were inexorably tied to an increasingly inefficient global naval stategy. This ... book details the U-boats' often direct relationship with land, sea and aerial campaigns of both the Allied and Axis powers, dispels certain accepted mythologies, and reveals how the ultimate failure of the U-boats stemmed as much from chaotic German military and industrial mismanagement as it did from Allied advances in code-breaking and weaponry"--Dust jacket flap.

Neither Sharks Nor Wolves

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Author : Timothy Patrick Mulligan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 1999

Neither Sharks Nor Wolves written by Timothy Patrick Mulligan and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

Narratives of convoy battles, technical treatments of U-boat types and even the memoirs of 'aces' have shed little light on the reality of routine, grime and terror experienced by the average U-boat crewman. This book explains what it was like to serve in a U-boat service itself.

Hitler S U Boat War

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Author : Clay Blair
language : en
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Release Date : 2000-05-01

Hitler S U Boat War written by Clay Blair and has been published by Random House Digital, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-01 with History categories.

The first in a two-volume history of Germany's submarine campaign during World War II covers events from the beginning of the war up to 1942, discussing Hitler's operations against British and American shipping. Reprint.

The Battle Of The Atlantic

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Author : Andrew Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

The Battle Of The Atlantic written by Andrew Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Large print books categories.

Documents the "Battle of the Atlantic," providing first-hand accounts from participants from both sides, detailing the events of one of the most bitterly fought campaigns of World War II.

The Defeat Of The German U Boats

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Author : David Syrett
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 1994

The Defeat Of The German U Boats written by David Syrett and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.

The largest, most complex naval battle and its impact on World War II's outcome.

Wolfpack

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Author : Philip Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Release Date : 1997

Wolfpack written by Philip Kaplan and has been published by White Lion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

Here, in words drawn from diaries, letters, journals, memoirs, prose and poetry, is a powerful portrait of men uniquely bound together in hellish circumstances they knew they were unlikely to survive.

The U Boat War In The Atlantic

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Author : Great Britain. Ministry of Defence
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

The U Boat War In The Atlantic written by Great Britain. Ministry of Defence and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.

From Hunter To Hunted

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Author : Bernard Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
Release Date : 2020-03-30

From Hunter To Hunted written by Bernard Edwards and has been published by Pen and Sword Maritime this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-30 with History categories.

In the early stages of the Second World War, Donitz’s U-boats generally adhered to Prize Rules, surfacing before attacking and making every effort to preserve the lives of their victims’ crews. But, with the arming of merchantmen and greater risk of damage or worse, they increasingly attacked without warning. So successful was the U-boat campaign that Churchill saw it as the gravest threat the Nation faced. The low point was the March 1943 attack on convoys SC122 and HX229 when 44 U-boats sank 22 loaded ships. The pendulum miraculously swung with improved tactics and technology. In May 1943 out of a force of over 50 U-boats that challenged ONS5, eight were sunk and 18 were damaged, some seriously. Such losses were unsustainable and, with allied yards turning out ships at ever increasing rates, Donitz withdrew his wolf packs from the North Atlantic. Expert naval author and historian Bernard Edwards traces the course of the battle of the Atlantic through a series of thrilling engagement case studies.