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Author : Alastair Mars
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780870218118
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (181 download)
Download or read book British Submarines at War, 1939-1945 written by Alastair Mars and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Compton-Hall
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781904381228
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Submarines at War 1939-45 written by Richard Compton-Hall and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides Compton Hall's pictorial history of submarine warfare in World War II.
Author : Richard Compton-Hall
Publisher : Blandford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Underwater War, 1939-1945 written by Richard Compton-Hall and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1982 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Kaplan
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557509543
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Wolfpack written by Philip Kaplan and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaction to the publication of the hardcover edition to this book in 1997 was immediate and overwhelming with demand quickly overtaking the limited stock available. Now a paperback edition has been printed that easily matches the high quality of the original but costs much less. Designed for visual impact, the volume provides a brutally realistic portrait of U-boat life during a critical phase of World War II in the Atlantic. It includes some two hundred and fifty illustrations, half in color and many with full-page spreads, of a fascinating combination of photographs, paintings, and drawings that brilliantly convey the U-boat experience -- and help explain the mystique of the German submariner that persists to this day.
Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846030079
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book British Submarines 1939–45 written by Innes McCartney and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was as formidable a weapon for the Royal Navy in World War II as for the other main combatant nations. The first half of this book explores the conception, design, development and subesequent evolution of the three major classes: the "S", "T", and "U". The "S" Class submarine was originally conceived in the 1920s, specifically for deployment in narrow seas. As the war progressed the submarine was modified to increase its diving capability and fuel-carrying capacity, and radar and many other features were added. The "S" Class served in all theaters from the North Atlantic to the Pacific with notable success, in many cases surviving very severe damage. The "T" Class submarine was originally conceived for operations in the Far East, thus was one of the largest types to be built and serve in World War II. The development of the "T" Class during the war was sometimes at the expense of its underwater stability and in the Mediterranean theater half of the submarines that were deployed sunk. The "U" Class include Upholder, the most successful British submarine of World War II. The second half of the book surveys the major submarine actions of the war, including the Norwegian Campaign, operatins to save Malta and many other engagements in all theaters involving British submarines, German U-Boats and the Japanese. The author has accessed many previously unpublished sources and draws on his own extensive underwater research to give a highly detailed and informed account of the British submarine.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526738171
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book British Submarines in Two World Wars written by Norman Friedman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “indispensable” guide to the Royal Navy’s submarines through 1945, with numerous photos and original plans (The Naval Review). The Royal Navy didn’t invent the submarine—but in 1914, Britain had the largest submarine fleet in the world, and at the end of World War I it had some of the largest and most unusual of all submarines—whose origins and designs are all detailed in this book. During the First World War they virtually closed the Baltic to German iron ore traffic, and blocked supplies to the Turkish army at Gallipoli. They were a major element in the North Sea battles, and fought the U-boat menace. During World War II, US submarines were known for strangling Japan, but lesser known is the parallel battle by British submarines in the Mediterranean to strangle the German army in North Africa. Like their US counterparts, interwar British submarines were designed largely with the demands of a possible Pacific War, though that was not the war they fought. The author also shows how the demands of such a war, fought over vast distances, collided with interwar British Government attempts to limit costs. It says much about the ingenuity of British submarine designers that they met their requirements despite enormous pressure. The author shows how evolving strategic and tactical requirements and evolving technology produced successive types of design. British submariners contributed much to the development of anti-submarine tactics and technology, beginning with largely unknown efforts before World War I. Between the wars, they exploited the new technology of sonar (Asdic), and as a result pioneered submarine silencing, with important advantages to the US Navy as it observed the British. They also pioneered the vital postwar use of submarines as anti-submarine weapons, sinking a U-boat while both were submerged. Heavily illustrated with photos and original plans and incorporating much original analysis, this book is ideal for naval historians and enthusiasts. “Sure to become the standard reference for British submarine development for years to come” —Warship
Author : Jürgen Rohwer
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945 written by Jürgen Rohwer and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete, indispensable, single-volume reference covers all theaters of the war, the course of events in each, climactic battles, and all the less-well-known actions and skirmishes.
Author : Paul Kemp
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473814472
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Friend or Foe written by Paul Kemp and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1993-09-14 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, there were over 100 instances of naval engagements between ships, submarines and aircraft of the same side. In the past there has often been a reluctance by the authorities to admit to these losses but with operational records now available, it is possible for historians to explain how a good number of ships and submarines were attacked, damaged or sunk by the forces of their own side.
Author : Captain John F. O'Connell, USN (RET.)
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462042619
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Submarine Operational Effectiveness in the 20th Century written by Captain John F. O'Connell, USN (RET.) and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine emerged as a serious weapons system during the First World War (1914 - 1918). During that conflict Germany with its unrestricted submarine warfare campaign of 1917 nearly drove Great Britain to the negotiating table. Its U-boats sank 6,196 ships of 13,438,632 gross register tons. Despite post-war attempts to ban the submarine from warfare, it survived. Both Italy and Germany used submarines, covertly, during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939). This book, Part Two of a series, discusses the use of submarines during World War Two (1939 - 1945) and their effectiveness. It focuses principally on two strategic submarine campaigns. The first is about German U-boats against British and neutral commerce. That campaign finally failed during the Battle of The Atlantic in 1943. The second deals with American submarines against Japanese shipping from Southeast Asia to the home islands, a campaign that successfully isolated Japan from its sources of raw materials and foodstuffs during 1944 and effectively defeated Japan.
Author : Geirr H Haarr
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848322062
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book No Room for Mistakes written by Geirr H Haarr and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new book from this bestselling author covering the events at sea in the early years of World War II, in which he has compiled comprehensive research and insight into a highly readable and detailed account of British and Allied submarine warfare in north European waters at the beginning of the war. The early chapters describe prewar submarine development, including technical advances and limitations, weapons, tactical use and life onboard, and examine the men who crewed them and explore their understanding of the warfare that they would become involved in. The core of the book is an account of the events as they unfolded in 'home waters' from the outset of war to the end of 1940, by which time the majority of the Allied submarines were operating in the Mediterranean. It is a story of success, triumph, failure and tragedy, and it tells of the tremendous courage and endurance shown by a small group of men learning how to fight a new kind of war in claustrophobic, sub-sea vessels with limited information about the enemy, or what they would meet off the alien coasts to which they were heading. Extensive primary sources are used to document the many aspects of this war, some of which remain controversial to this day. Max Horton, Vice Admiral Submarines 1940, said: 'There is no room for mistakes in submarines. You are either alive or dead.' This book makes plain how right he was."--Publisher's description.
Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800346
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book British Submarines 1939–45 written by Innes McCartney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes – 'S', 'T' and 'U' – detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, including the Norwegian campaign, the battle of Malta in March 1942, Operation Pedestal, and many other engagements in all theatres between the British subs, German U-Boats and Japanese subs. Using many previously unpublished sources and his own extensive underwater explorations, Innes McCartney gives a highly detailed account of the British submarine.
Author : Peter Padfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909609372
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)
Download or read book War Beneath the Sea written by Peter Padfield and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to cover all submarine and anti-submarine operations of the major powers, U.S., British, German, Japanese and Italian in the Second World War. The canvas is broad and deep, from the strategic perspective at the top to the cramped and claustrophobic life of the crews in their submersible steel tubes; from the feats of 'ace' commanders to the terrifying experiences of men under attack in this most pitiless form of warfare. Peter Padfield describes the technical and tactical measures by which the Western Allies countered Admiral Karl Donitz's U-boat 'pack' attacks in the all-important North Atlantic battle; the fanatical zeal with which, even after defeat, Donitz continued sacrificing his young crews in outmoded boats, dubbed by one veteran 'iron coffins'; while in the Pacific the superiority of American fleet submarines and radar allowed the U.S. to isolate Japan from her overseas sources of supply. Padfield argues that if this strategic potential had been realised earlier it could have saved thousands of lives in the bloody Pacific island campaigns, and even rendered the use of atomic bombs unnecessary. 'Peter Padfield is the best British naval historian of his generation...His book...will now become the standard work on the subject.' John Keegan, The Daily Telegraph 'This looks set to become the definitive work on submarine warfare in the Second World War...' Paul Hoxton, Military Illustrated 'By far the best and most complete critical history of the submarine operations of all the combatants in the Second World War, at the same time providing vivid narrative accounts of particular actions...' Alan Cameron, Lloyd's List 'Peter Padfield has written a superb history of a complex and controversial subject. It is a valuable addition to our body of history of World War II, and I recommend it highly.' Vice Admiral James F. Calvert USN Rtd., U.S.N.I Proceedings 'This monument to the submarine arms of the major belligerents tells the story of their triumphs and tragedies and comes from one of our ablest naval historians...' Graham Rhys-Jones, R.U.S.I.Journal '...the book is very well written and enjoyable to read. The facts and statistics are mixed with well penned character studies and fast-moving descriptive narrative in a way that confirms the author's stature as a leading military historian...' The Naval Review '...a near flawless work of history that can be recommended both as a serious study and a compelling read.' The Officer Magazine 'Probably one of the most valuable books ever written on submarine operations and countermeasures for World War II history...in the 'Bravo' category.' Canadian Military History Book Review Supplement 'Padfield keeps an unwavering balance between providing the depth of history and maintaining an exciting narrative.' The Times
Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The War at Sea, 1939-1945: The defensive written by Stephen Wentworth Roskill and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. J. Sims
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (441 download)
Download or read book British Submarine Design During the War (1939-45) written by A. J. Sims and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800753
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book British Submarines 1939–45 written by Innes McCartney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes – 'S', 'T' and 'U' – detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, including the Norwegian campaign, the battle of Malta in March 1942, Operation Pedestal, and many other engagements in all theatres between the British subs, German U-Boats and Japanese subs. Using many previously unpublished sources and his own extensive underwater explorations, Innes McCartney gives a highly detailed account of the British submarine.
Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The War at Sea, 1939-1945 written by Stephen Wentworth Roskill and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Kaplan
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1629140767
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)
Download or read book Grey Wolves written by Philip Kaplan and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting the underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting Britain's transatlantic lifeline. To the Allies, these enemy sailors were embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil. Each member of the Ubootwaffe understood that he must take pride in being part of a unique brotherhood. He had to do so because he was setting out—in claustrophobic, unsanitary, stench-filled, and ultimately hellish conditions—on a journey that would test his mental and physical endurance to the very limits, and which he had little chance of surviving. Those that did return soon ceased to take comfort in friends or family, dwelling only on the knowledge that another patrol awaited them. By the end of the war, of the 39,000 men who went to sea in the U-boats, 27,491 died in action and a further 5,000 were made prisoners of war. Of the 863 U-boats that sailed on operational patrols, 754 were lost. Grey Wolves captures life on board a U-boat, in text, letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, prose, and poetry, relaying tales of the mundane and the routine, dramatic and heroic; the fear and resilience of every crew member, from Kapitainleutnant to Mechaniker. It is a vivid, brutally realistic portrait of the men who fought and died beneath the surface of the Atlantic in what was, perhaps, the most critical battle of the war. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
