Screen LibraryThe U-boat war : a global history 1939-45 /
"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 Mediterrane...
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Osprey Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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. |
| Carrier Form: | 336 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-323) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781472848253 147284825X 9781472848437 1472848438 |
| Index Number: | D781 |
| CLC: | E516.53-09 |
| Call Number: | E516.53-09/P296 |
| Contents: | Genesis -- War -- The myth of the 'happy time' -- Diverging objectives -- The descent -- Sun and snow -- Drumbeat in the New World -- Losing the race -- Tipping point -- Reinforcing failure -- Total commitment. |