Ebook: The first U-boat flotilla

Formed in 1935, First U-Boat Flotilla operated against Hitler's enemies from the very earliest stage of the war through to September 1944 when disbanded amid the flames of Brest during the US siege. Over seventy-five per cent of operational U-boats were lost as the Allies' counter-measures and code-breaking successes took ever greater effect. This fascinating work records the Flotilla's successes and disasters in detail.;Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1. Pre-War Formation 1935 to 1939; Chapter 2. The 'Weddigen' Flotilla; Chapter 3. Combat, 1 September to 31 December 1939; Chapter 4. First Blood -- Victory and Loss, 1 January 1940 to 30 April 1940; Chapter 5. First Taste of the Atlantic, 1 May 1940 to 15 June 1941; Chapter 6. Transfer, 16 June 1941 to 31 December 1941; Chapter 7. The Battle of the Atlantic, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1942; Chapter 8. Crescendo, 1 January 1943 to 31 March 1943.