British And Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses To Axis Submarines 1939 1945

Author : Alan J. Tennent
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Marine accidents
ISBN : UOM:39015053749225

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British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines, 1939-1945 by Alan J. Tennent Pdf

"In this reference volume, the author has consulted a variety of primary sources to provide full details for each of these ships - including the sinking of the vessel, the U-boat and commander responsible, and survivors, if any. Operation 'Deadlight', the disposal of submarines by the Royal Navy at the end of the war, is also covered. Complete with illustrations, this book is a groundbreaking piece of nautical research and will become a standard work of reference on the subject."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Bernard Edwards
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783379453

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The Twilight of the U-Boats by Bernard Edwards Pdf

“A gripping narrative” of the German submarines that nearly changed the outcome of World War II from the author of Dönitz and the Wolf Packs (Naval Review). In essence, this is the story of U-223, commanded by Karl-Jurgen Wächter from the time of her commissioning in Kiel in January 1943 through a murderous career to her eventual but dramatic demise in the Mediterranean in March 1944. At the same time, the book covers the declining fortunes of the U-boat arm as a whole from early 1943 when it seemed invincible and seriously threatened the Allies with defeat to the end of the war. “An intimate narrative, one driven by human endurance and frailty.” —Amsterdam Nautical College Newsletter

Author : Nick Cooper
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445672052

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City on Fire by Nick Cooper Pdf

Hull was the most severely damaged town or city in Britain during the Second World War. This book explains how the city coped.

Author : Eric J. Grove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429620102

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The Defeat of the Enemy Attack upon Shipping, 1939–1945 by Eric J. Grove Pdf

This book was originally published in 1957. During the First World War, German use of unrestricted submarine warfare, supported by extensive mining and surface raids, very nearly forced Britain out of the war in 1917. The island’s heavy dependence on seaborne supplies was gravely threatened again in 1939, supplemented this time by air attacks on shipping. After the war, Commanders Waters and Barley wrote a Naval Staff History which has long been recognised as an authoritative study of the impact of the German campaign and its ultimate defeat by Britain and her allies. It remains an indispensable basis for any serious study of the Battle of the Atlantic and has here been updated and revised by Dr Grove, who also contributes a perceptive introduction outlining its significance.

Author : Captain John F. O'Connell, USN (RET.)
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781462042616

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Submarine Operational Effectiveness in the 20th Century by Captain John F. O'Connell, USN (RET.) Pdf

The submarine emerged as a serious weapons system during the First World War (1914 - 1918). During that conflict Germany with its unrestricted submarine warfare campaign of 1917 nearly drove Great Britain to the negotiating table. Its U-boats sank 6,196 ships of 13,438,632 gross register tons. Despite post-war attempts to ban the submarine from warfare, it survived. Both Italy and Germany used submarines, covertly, during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939). This book, Part Two of a series, discusses the use of submarines during World War Two (1939 - 1945) and their effectiveness. It focuses principally on two strategic submarine campaigns. The first is about German U-boats against British and neutral commerce. That campaign finally failed during the Battle of The Atlantic in 1943. The second deals with American submarines against Japanese shipping from Southeast Asia to the home islands, a campaign that successfully isolated Japan from its sources of raw materials and foodstuffs during 1944 and effectively defeated Japan.

Author : Micheal Clodfelter
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786474707

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Warfare and Armed Conflicts by Micheal Clodfelter Pdf

In its revised and updated fourth edition, this exhaustive encyclopedia provides a record of casualties of war from the last five centuries through 2015, with new statistical and analytical information. Figures include casualties from global terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the fight against the Islamic State. New entries cover an additional 20 armed conflicts between 1492 and 2007 not included in previous editions. Arranged roughly by century and subdivided by world region, chronological entries include the name and dates of the conflict, precursor events, strategies and details, the outcome and its aftermath.

Author : Brian James Crabb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Loire River Estuary
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026610472

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The Forgotten Tragedy by Brian James Crabb Pdf

Author : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000109966568

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The U-boat Century by Jak P. Mallmann Showell Pdf

The U-boat was one of the most potent weapons of the twentieth century, and in this book one of the world's leading U-boat historians explains how the German submarine was developed and designed and then deployed to wreak havoc in European waters and further afield in the Atlantic and Far East. This is not a dry technical study but a work that looks behind the scenes at the men who built and fought in them. While the boats themselves are described, Mallmann Showell paints a broader picture of life in the U-boat arm. Weapons systems, operational areas, bases, builders and fleet organization are covered, and as well as dealing with the world wars, the author covers today's German navy and brings the story up to date with a full description of the third, latest generation of U-boats. The text is augmented by some 400 photographs, many never before published. The book's publication coincides with the centenary of the launch of Germany's first U-boat in August 1906. It is an essential addition to the library of every modern naval historian and enthusiast.

Author : Jürgen Rohwer
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008260187

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Axis Submarine Successes, 1939-1945 by Jürgen Rohwer Pdf

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0252070615

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History of United States Naval Operations in World War II by Samuel Eliot Morison Pdf

Volume 10: The Atlantic Battle Won, May 1943-May 1945, focuses on the war on enemy submarines--a war fought up and down the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Brazil. This is the story of the great offensive that allowed the Western Allies to gain the upper hand in the Atlantic war.

Author : A. J. Tennent
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1904381367

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British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-boats in World War One by A. J. Tennent Pdf

Containing 258 pages, this is a tennents reference book on the loss of every British merchant ship sunk by German submarine in the great war.

Author : Jürgen Rohwer
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021945949

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Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two by Jürgen Rohwer Pdf

Taken from a wide variety of sources, this is a unique and detailed compilation of German, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Finnish and Vichy-French submarine successes and claims against Allied and Neutral ships in every theatre of the war at sea. Each entry gives the date of the attack; the nationality, name and commander of the attacking submarine; a map reference giving the precise location of the attack; and the type, tonnage, nationality and name of the ship sunk. Additional information, aimed at resolving controversial claims and clarifying hitherto inexact data, is also provided.

Author : Bernard Edwards
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000123129714

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The Cruel Sea Retold by Bernard Edwards Pdf

Bernard Edwards recounts the history that Nicholas Monsarrat used as the basis of his famous adventure novel, The Cruel Sea, which tells the tale of British ships trying to evade destruction by U-boat wolf packs hunting them in the North Atlantic. This work--a factual retelling--describes the actions of the three British convoys featured in the novel, first detailing the experiences of Convoy OG 71 when it attempted to sail from Liverpool to Gibraltar on 14 August 1941 with twenty-two merchantmen and eight escorts. During the trip, ten ships were lost without a single U-boat being sunk, and the convoy had to seek refuge in Lisbon. A month later, Convoy HG 73 sailed from Gibraltar with twenty-five merchantmen and thirteen escorts. Ten more ships were lost and only one U-boat was damaged. British fortunes began to improve when Convoy HG 76 sailed from Gibraltar in December with thirty-one merchantmen and a heavy escort of fifteen warships. During a six-day running battle, five U-boats were sunk and seven British ships lost.

Author : Richard Compton-Hall,Richard Compton-Hall, MBE, RN
Publisher : Periscope Publishing Ltd.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1904381227

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Submarines at War 1939-45 by Richard Compton-Hall,Richard Compton-Hall, MBE, RN Pdf

This volume provides Compton Hall's pictorial history of submarine warfare in World War II.

Author : Innes McCartney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800756

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British Submarines 1939–45 by Innes McCartney Pdf

The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II. This book examines the three major classes – 'S', 'T' and 'U' – detailing their design, development and modification. The major submarine engagements of the war are recounted, including the Norwegian campaign, the battle of Malta in March 1942, Operation Pedestal, and many other engagements in all theatres between the British subs, German U-Boats and Japanese subs. Using many previously unpublished sources and his own extensive underwater explorations, Innes McCartney gives a highly detailed account of the British submarine.