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Author : Fritz Köhl
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781591148876
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (488 download)
Download or read book The Type XXI U-boat written by Fritz Köhl and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. Sutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781533114877
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (148 download)
Download or read book Covert Shores written by H. Sutton and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2nd Edition. Until now, the underwater craft employed by the World's Special Forces have been known only to a select few. Covert Shores is the first complete and documented insight into the little-known world of the mini-subs, Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) and other underwater vehicles used by the U. S. Navy SEALs, Special Boat Service, Spetsnaz and more. Operating under a blanket of secrecy, these craft have remained hidden and unrecorded in a way that no other class of military vehicles has. Covert Shores reveals the craft, units, missions and tactics of this unseen world. Spanning from 1776 to the present day, and covering activities in many countries including US, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Russia, France, Germany, Yugoslavia and Sweden, this book is filled with tales of the ingenuity, resourcefulness, experimentation and cunning of those involved in the design and operations of these expert craft. A must-read for all military enthusiasts. 274 pages 8.5"x11" full color with over 100 original color illustrations.Foreword by Larry Bond
Author : Dmitry Mironov
Publisher : Super Drawings in 3D
ISBN 13 : 9788365437907
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Download or read book The Type XXI U-Boot written by Dmitry Mironov and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Type XXI U-boot was one of the few types of weapon that, despite being unable to take part in combat, completely changed the character of naval actions at sea. It was the first true submarine in history. The other types of vessels designed so far were basically "diving ships" that might have been underwater for some time, but most of the time they had to be on the surface because their underwater range was severely limited. Under water they were slow and not maneuverable, and often had to emerge onto the surface to charge their electric batteries. The Type XXI was designed from the outset as a true submarine whose natural environment was to be the deep seas.
Author : Siegfried Breyer
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764307874
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book German U-Boat Type XXI written by Siegfried Breyer and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German U-boat Type XXI was a revolutionary marvel at the time of its development, close to the end of World War II. This book covers the history leading up to the development of the Type XXI, as well as covering the actual development and short usage of the U-boat.
Author : Fritz Köhl
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Type XXI U-boat written by Fritz Köhl and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1991 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780966148
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939–45 (1) written by Gordon Williamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first of two volumes on Germany's World War II U-boats, traces their development from the early U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles, the secret development of U-boats using a 'cover-firm' in Holland, culminating in the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935 with the modern Type II. The operational history section includes examples from the Classes Type VIIA, Type VIIB, VIID, VIIE and VIIF before concentrating on the mainstay of the U-boat arm, the Type VIIC. Comparisons are also made with the standard allied submarines, their strengths, weaknesses and U-boat tactics.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526771233
Total Pages : 1201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book British Submarines in the Cold War Era written by Norman Friedman and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 1201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive technical history on the subject, with photos: “A must-read for all professionals, designers and scholars of modern submarines.” —Australian Naval Institute The Royal Navy’s greatest contribution to the Allied success in World War II was undoubtedly the defeat of the U-boat menace in the North Atlantic, a victory on which all other European campaigns depended. The underwater threat was the most serious naval challenge of the war, so it was not surprising that captured German submarine technology became the focus of attention for the British submarine service after 1945. It was quick to test and adopt the schnorkel, streamlining, homing torpedoes, and, less successfully, hydrogen-peroxide propulsion. Furthermore, in the course of the long Atlantic battle, the Royal Navy had become the world’s most effective anti-submarine force and was able to utilize this expertise to improve the efficiency of its own submarines. However, in 1945 German submarine technology had also fallen into the hands of the Soviet Union—and as the Cold War developed it became clear that a growing Russian submarine fleet would pose a new threat. Britain had to go to the US for its first nuclear propulsion technology, but the Royal Navy introduced the silencing technique that made British and US nuclear submarines viable anti-submarine assets, and it pioneered in the use of passive—silent—sonars in that role. Nuclear power also changed the role of some British submarines, which replaced bombers as the core element of British Cold War and post-Cold War nuclear deterrence. As in other books in this series, this one shows how a combination of evolving strategic and tactical requirements and new technology produced successive types of submarines. It is based largely on unpublished and previously classified official documentation, and to the extent allowed by security restrictions, also tells the operational story—HMS Conqueror is still the only nuclear submarine to have sunk a warship in combat, but there are many lesser-known aspects of British submarine operations in the postwar era.
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178096790X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book U-Boat Crews 1914–45 written by Gordon Williamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If one single weapon in Germany's arsenal can be said to have come closest to winning the war for the Third Reich, it was without doubt the U-Boat. German U-Boat technology, training, tactics and combat successes far exceeded those of any of the other combatant nations, and even as the Third Reich was crumbling, technically advanced vessels such as the Type XXI, many years ahead of its time, were being put into volume production. Gordon Williamson provides a fascinating overview of the achievements of the U-Boat Waffe in both wars, together with a study of the uniforms and insignia worn by U-Boat crews.
Author : David Westwood
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781591148869
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (488 download)
Download or read book The Type VII U-boat written by David Westwood and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Jinks
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141973706
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Silent Deep written by James Jinks and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. Written with unprecedented co-operation from the Service itself and privileged access to documents and personnel, The Silent Deep is the first authoritative history of the Submarine Service from the end of the Second World War to the present. It gives the most complete account yet published of the development of Britain's submarine fleet, its capabilities, its weapons, its infrastructure, its operations and above all - from the testimony of many submariners and the first-hand witness of the authors - what life is like on board for the denizens of the silent deep. Dramatic episodes are revealed for the first time: how HMS Warspite gathered intelligence against the Soviet Navy's latest ballistic-missile-carrying submarine in the late 1960s; how HMS Sovereign made what is probably the longest-ever trail of a Soviet (or Russian) submarine in 1978; how HMS Trafalgar followed an exceptionally quiet Soviet 'Victor III', probably commanded by a Captain known as 'the Prince of Darkness', in 1986. It also includes the first full account of submarine activities during the Falklands War. But it was not all victories: confrontations with Soviet submarines led to collisions, and the extent of losses to UK and NATO submarine technology from Cold War spy scandals are also made more plain here than ever before. In 1990 the Cold War ended - but not for the Submarine Service. Since June 1969, it has been the last line of national defence, with the awesome responsibility of carrying Britain's nuclear deterrent. The story from Polaris to Trident - and now 'Successor' - is a central theme of the book. In the year that it is published, Russian submarines have once again been detected off the UK's shores. As Britain comes to decide whether to renew its submarine-carried nuclear deterrent, The Silent Deep provides an essential historical perspective.
Author : Jordan Vause
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612513808
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book U-Boat Ace written by Jordan Vause and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2001-11-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional figure in the history of the German Navy, Wolfgang Luth was one of only seven men in the Wehrmacht to win Germany's highest combat decoration, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. At one time or another he operated in almost every theater of the undersea war, from Norway to the Indian Ocean, and became the second most successful German U-boat ace in World War II, sinking more than 220,000 tons of merchant shipping. A master in the art of military leadership, Luth was the youngest man to be appointed to the rank of captain and the youngest to become commandant of the German Naval Academy. Nevertheless, his accomplishments were overshadowed by those of other great aces, such as Prien, Kretschmer, and Topp. The publication of this book in hardcover in 1990 marked the first comprehensive study of Luth's life. Jordan Vause corrects the long neglect by providing an entertaining and authoritative biography that places the ace in the context of the war at sea. This new paperback edition includes corrections and additional information collected by the author over the past decade.
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963327
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Wolf Pack written by Gordon Williamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive book, the wartime development of the U-Boat is traced along with the experiences of typical U-Boat crewmen, from recruitment to combat. Germany's World War II U-Boat fleet represented the elite of their naval personnel. In terms of technology, training, tactics and combat successes, the U-Boat Waffe was far superior to that of any other combatant nation. Gordon Williamson examines the operational tactics of the U-Boat fleet, as well as describing the massive bunkers that housed them. Wolf Pack contains material taken from Fortress 3: 'U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45', Warrior 36: 'Grey Wolf: U-Boat Crewman of World War II' and New Vanguards 51 and 55: 'Kriegsmarine U-Boat 1939-45 (1) and (2)', with the addition of a new section on wartime tactics.
Author : David Grier
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514138
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Hitler, Donitz, and the Baltic Sea written by David Grier and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular conception of Hitler in the final years of World War II is that of a deranged Fuhrer stubbornly demanding the defense of every foot of ground on all fronts and ordering hopeless attacks with nonexistent divisions. To imply that Hitler had a rational plan to win the war flies in the face of widely accepted interpretations, but historian Howard D. Grier persuasively argues here that Hitler did possess a strategy to regain the initiative in 1944-45 and that the Baltic theater played the key role in his plan. In examining that strategy, Grier answers lingering questions about the Third Reich's final months and also provides evidence of its emphasis upon naval affairs and of Admiral Karl Donitz's influence in shaping Hitler's grand strategy. Donitz intended to starve Britain into submission and halt the shipment of American troops and supplies to Europe with a fleet of new Type XXI U-boats. But to test the new submarines and train their crews the Nazis needed control of the Baltic Sea and possession of its ports, and to launch their U-boat offensive they needed Norway, the only suitable location that remained after the loss of France in the summer of 1944. This work analyzes German naval strategy from 1944 to 1945 and its role in shaping the war on land in the Baltic. The first six chapters provide an operational history of warfare on the northern sector of the eastern front and give evidence of the navy s demands that the Baltic coast be protected in order to preserve U-boat training areas. The next three chapters look at possible reasons for Hitler's defense of the Baltic coast, concluding that the most likely reason was Hitler's belief in Donitz's ability to turn the tide of war with his new submarines. A final chapter discusses Donitz's personal and ideological relationship with Hitler, his influence in shaping overall strategy, and the reason Hitler selected the admiral as his successor rather than a general or Nazi Party official. With Grier's thorough examination of Hitler's strategic motives and the reasons behind his decision to defend coastal sectors in the Baltic late in the war, readers are offered an important new interpretation of events for their consideration.
Author : Nitin Wasant Shirsekar
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (788 download)
Download or read book Type XXI U-Boat (Electroboot) The Story of the World's First True Submarine Capable of Operating Primarily Submerged. written by Nitin Wasant Shirsekar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK: PART ONE The book describes the development of the High Test Peroxide [HTP], H2O2 engine envisaged by Hellmuth Walter, as an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system to replace conventional lead acid batteries in existing Unterseeboote. The pre-war design of the Type VII and Type IX Unterseeboote were by now obsolete and the boats were being severely mauled as they tried to penetrate the formidable allied anti-submarine screens. Dönitz wagered on the 1,600-ton Type XVIII to tilt the balance in favor of Germany, by mating the 'High Test Peroxide' [HTP] propulsion system to its streamlined 'wind tunnel' tested hull, that could theoretically triple underwater speed and endurance. He invested considerable time and resources in this effort, despite facing severe resource constraints and rebuffs by his malicious superiors, who sought to discredit him at every juncture, in his quest. Part One of the book, describes these events up to the middle of 1943 - starting with the development of the [HTP] Walter propulsion system - the development of the 'Versuchs' V-80 design that housed the revolutionary system - the initial successful trails of the V-80 as also the bigger 'Versuchs' V-300 design. A new 1,600-ton Type XVIII Unterseeboote ocean going design was therefore readied to house the new propulsion system in a combat environment. The [HTP] Walter propulsion system however still remained hopelessly bug ridden. Time was running out for Germany, and the BdU engineers proposed installation of additional lead acid batteries, in the lower hull section of the Type XVIII coupled to a pair of heavy duty, silent running motors to achieve the 'magical quotient' of tripling existing underwater endurance and speed. The idea appealed to Dönitz who approved the design changes and was thus born the 1,600 ton, Type XXI (Elektroboot)! The new Type XXI Elektroboot could theoretically, move swiftly and silently underwater without easy detection and strike decisive blows, without the need to surface rapidly for recharging its lead acid batteries. The Type XXI had the potential to once again transform Dönitz's Unterseebootwaffe, into a feared force and had it been brought into quantitative and qualitative production earlier, could have turned around the undersea war, to the detriment of the Allied forces everywhere!
Author : Zack Parsons
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806534923
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)
Download or read book My Tank Is Fight! written by Zack Parsons and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldiers that fly! Tanks that fly! Cruisers that . . . sink! What Fight Have Been My Tank Is Fight! contains a humorous and exciting examination of twenty real inventions from World War II that never saw the light of day. Each entry includes full technical details, a complete development history, in-depth analysis, and a riveting fictionalized account of the invention's success or failure on the battlefield. Lavish color artwork and technical illustrations are falling from the pages of this book like toenails from a trench foot. Dive under the Atlantic in the turreted U-Cruiser, or rule its surface from an aircraft carrier made out of ice. Shred bomber formations in a high-performance flying wing fighter and then rocket to your untimely end from the cockpit of your very own suicide missile. We've got a pair of German armored land vehicles for you that are so large they had to be powered by naval engines! My Tank Is Fight! delivers the thrilling action of the Second World War as it might have been with a touch of humor and a lack of class. Only the slow-witted are reading this anywhere other than in line at the cash register. Ask an adult to help you if you're still not sure you want to buy the book.
Author : Harald Busch
Publisher : New York : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book U-boats at War written by Harald Busch and published by New York : Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1955 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eberhard Rössler
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The U-boat written by Eberhard Rössler and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
