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Author : Eberhard Möller
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of U-boats written by Eberhard Möller and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference book.
Author : Eberhard Möller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of U-boats from 1904 to the Present Day written by Eberhard Möller and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Homer H Hickam
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612515789
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Torpedo Junction written by Homer H Hickam and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1996-05-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1942 German U-boats turned the shipping lanes off Cape Hatteras into a sea of death. Cruising up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, they sank 259 ships, littering the waters with cargo and bodies. As astonished civilians witnessed explosions from American beaches, fighting men dubbed the area "Torpedo Junction." And while the U.S. Navy failed to react, a handful of Coast Guard sailors scrambled to the front lines. Outgunned and out-maneuvered, they heroically battled the deadliest fleet of submarines ever launched. Never was Germany closer to winning the war. In a moving ship-by-ship account of terror and rescue at sea, Homer Hickam chronicles a little-known saga of courage, ingenuity, and triumph in the early years of World War II. From nerve-racking sea duels to the dramatic ordeals of sailors and victims on both sides of the battle, Hickam dramatically captures a war we had to win--because this one hit terrifyingly close to home.
Author : Chris Bishop
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781862273528
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Kriegsmarine U Boats 1939-45 written by Chris Bishop and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided by flotilla, this book offers an organizational breakdown of U-boat units. Each chapter includes a compact history of the U-boat flotilla's role and impact on the course of the conflict. Packed with colour profiles of major types of German U-boat, it is a guide for modellers, military historians and naval warfare enthusiasts alike.
Author : Chris Dubbs
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803271662
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book America's U-Boats written by Chris Dubbs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons “Hun Devil Boats,” “Sea Thugs,” and “Baby Killers.” But at the conflict’s conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public’s imagination. In America’s U-Boats Chris Dubbs examines the legacy of submarine warfare in the American imagination. Combining nautical adventure, military history, and underwater archaeology, Dubbs shares the previously untold story of German submarines and their impact on American culture and reveals their legacy and Americans’ attitudes toward this new wonder weapon.
Author : Marek Krzysztalowicz
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473819997
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Type VII written by Marek Krzysztalowicz and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Describ[es] the Type VII and its place in the history of warfare . . . probably the finest book on German submarines of WWII available in print.”—Firetrench First conceived in the mid–1930s, the Type VII was still in production in the closing stages of the Second World War a decade later. Subject to continuous improvement through six major variants and with around 650 completed, it was built in larger numbers than any other submarine design in history. It formed the backbone of the Kriegsmarine’s campaign against merchant shipping for the whole of the war, and in terms of tonnage sunk was by far the most successful U-boat type. This encyclopedic work combines a technical description of the type in all its variations with a history of its development and an overview of its most significant operations—especially those convoy battles that were to have a crucial impact on the evolution of the design and its equipment. A particular attraction of the book is the comprehensive visual coverage—photographs of virtually every aspect of design, construction, fittings and shipboard life; highly detailed general arrangement plans and close-up scale drawings; and, with modelmakers in mind, a stunning collection of full-color three-dimensional illustrations of every external feature and variant of the boats. There have been many books on U-boats reflecting an enduring public interest so any new offering has to be special. With its unique concentration of information and illustrative reference, Type VII is unrivalled. “A comprehensive history of the Kriegsmarine’s most potent weapon . . . includes detailed modelmakers’ plans together with over 320 photographs.”—Maritime Advisor
Author : Paul Akermann
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781904381051
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901-1955 written by Paul Akermann and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the development of submarines covered in this book spans the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. When the little Holland No. 1 was launched in 1901, few could guess that the submarine would become the most potent weapon of war ever developed.
Author : James Brendan Connolly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The U-boat Hunters written by James Brendan Connolly and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 164798145X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (479 download)
Download or read book The Prince written by Niccolo Machiavelli and published by Wyatt North Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-06-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the 16th century, The Prince remains one of the most influential books on political theory. Its author, Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and political theorist, and is considered the father of modern political thought.
Author : Brayton Harris
Publisher : Berkley Hardcover
ISBN 13 : 9780425157770
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Navy Times Book of Submarines written by Brayton Harris and published by Berkley Hardcover. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattering long-held myths and misunderstandings, author Brayton Harris traces the development of the submarine through an era in which writers of fiction saw the merits better than most professionals -- until the Germans almost won World War I. He covers the professional and political arrogance that delayed antisubmarine development for so long that German submarines almost won World War II as well, and examines post-war progress toward the truly awesome submarine of today. Along the way, Harris explores the shifting moral issues of "unrestricted" naval warfare, outlines the hundred-year search for an effective underwater power plant that culminated in the nuclear reactor, and raises important questions about the future. A fascinating exploration of the steps and stumbles during development, a rousing tribute to those who fought and died, and a powerful study of the submarine's impact on America, The Navy Times Book of Submarines is an unparalleled source for understanding the great "hunters of the deep".
Author : United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book U-boats and T-boats, 1914-1918 written by United States. National Archives and Records Service and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Bell Clark
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3954274744
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (542 download)
Download or read book When the U-Boats came to America written by William Bell Clark and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the tracks of the first German U-Boats coming to the American coast in the summer and fall of 1918. It was the first time for more than 100 years that a foreign power came so close. Originally published in 1929.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 159797319X
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Cold War Submarines written by Norman Polmar and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in collaboration with the former Soviet submarine design bureaus, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore authoritatively demonstrate in this landmark study how differing submarine missions, antisubmarine priorities, levels of technical competence, and approaches to submarine design organizations and management caused the divergence.
Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230632148
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (321 download)
Download or read book U-Boats written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: U-boat, Operation Deadlight, List of German U-boats, List of successful U-boat commanders, Atlantic U-boat Campaign, Operationsbefehl Hartmut, Battle of the Caribbean, Mediterranean U-boat Campaign, Battle of the St. Lawrence, Submarine films, German U-boat bases in occupied Norway, SM U-118, U-boat War Badge, SM U-73, List of successful U-boats, List of U-boat types, Metox, List of U-boat flotillas, Fuhrer der U-Boote, Foreign U-boats, Befehlshaber der U-Boote, Pillenwerfer, Sieglinde. Excerpt: Germany has commissioned over 1,500 U-boats (German: ) into its various navies from 1906 to the present day. The submarines have usually been designated with a U followed by a number, although World War I coastal submarines and coastal minelaying submarines used the UB and UC prefixes, respectively. When Germany resumed building submarines in the 1930s, the numbering of the submarines was restarted at 1. The renumbering was restarted 1 a third time, when Germany resumed building submarines in the 1960s. There were some 380 U-boats commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine in the years before and during World War I. Although the first four German U-boats-U-1, U-2, U-3, U-4-were commissioned before 1910, all four served in a training capacity during the war. German U-boats used during World War I were divided into three series. The U designation was generally reserved for ocean-going attack torpedo U-boats. The UB designation was used for coastal attack U-boats, while the UC designation was reserved for coastal minelaying U-boats. U-boats designed primarily for deep water service were designated with a U prefix and numbered up to 167. Coastal attack torpedo U-boats were smaller craft intended for operation closer to land. They were designated with a UB prefix and numbered up to 154. Coastal minelaying U-boats were smaller...
Author : Robert M. Grant
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781904381013
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)
Download or read book U-boat Intelligence written by Robert M. Grant and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Grant's trilogy covering the war against the U-boats shows how the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty played a key role in the defeat of the U-boats in World War I. With the assistance of the Naval Historical Branch of the Ministry of Defence and the Director of Naval History in Washington, Professor Grant has been able to piece together the crucial role played by naval intelligence in the victory at sea 1914-1918.
Author : Carolyn C Y'Blood
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 161251247X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book The Little Giants written by Carolyn C Y'Blood and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The substantial accomplishments of the U.S. Navy's mini-carriers in such battles as Leyte Gulf, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, and Okinawa never gained the attention given the fast carriers, but there is little question that their vital operations played an important role in the Pacific campaign. These remarkably versatile vessels--called CVEs, baby flattops, and even jeeps--hunted submarines, escorted convoys, provided air support, and performed dozens of other tasks that are vividly described in this book. Based on interviews with the CVE crewmen and on war diaries, ship histories, and other documents, it tells a moving story of escort carrier operations, from the work of the first CVEs to their final assignment transporting GIs home after the war. Seldom-seen photographs add to this fascinating portrait of the little giants.
Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754820925
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Submarines, Destroyers & Frigates written by Bernard Ireland and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title charts a century of destroyer, frigate and submarine development, starting with the earliest vessels, through the two World Wars and the Cold War, through to the incredible machines planned for construction in the 21st century.
