Ebook: Silent Hunters : German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Author: Savas Theodore P
- Tags: Germany. -- Kriegsmarine -- History -- World War 1939-1945., Sailors -- Germany -- Biography., World War 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine., Germany. Kriegsmarine -- History -- World war 1939-1945., World war 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine., World war 1939-1945 -- Naval operations German., HISTORY -- Europe -- Western., Germany. -- Kriegsmarine., Military operations Naval -- Submarine., Sailors., Germany.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Savas Publishing
- City: Havertown, Germany
- Language: English
- epub
When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it could not hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct. Some of these ""silent hunters"" who slipped out of their shelters along Europe's shores to stalk their prey have Read more...
Abstract: When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it could not hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct. Some of these ""silent hunters"" who slipped out of their shelters along Europe's shores to stalk their prey have enjoyed considerable recognition in the years since. While most aspects of the bitter struggle have been told and retold from both the Axis and Allied points of view, the careers of s