Author : James E. Wise (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Submarine (Ships)
ISBN : 1591149673
U-505
James E. Wise (Jr.)
U 505
U 505 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of U 505 book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Steel Boat, Iron Hearts
Hans Goebeler,John Vanzo
Author : Hans Goebeler,John Vanzo
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611210071
Steel Boat, Iron Hearts by Hans Goebeler,John Vanzo Pdf
The story of the German submarine U-505 and its dramatic capture by the US Navy during WWII—told by one of its crewmen. Hans Goebeler is known as the man who “pulled the plug” on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat out of Allied hands. Steel Boat, Iron Hearts is his no-holds-barred account of service aboard a combat U-boat. It is the only full-length memoir of its kind, and Goebeler was aboard for every one of U-505’s war patrols. Using his own experiences, log books, and correspondence with other U-boat crewmen, Goebeler offers rich and very personal details about what life was like in the German Navy under Hitler. Because his first and last posting was to U-505, Goebeler’s perspective of the crew, commanders, and war patrols paints a vivid and complete portrait unlike any other to come out of the Kriegsmarine. He witnessed it all: from deadly sabotage efforts that almost sunk the boat to the tragic suicide of the only U-boat commander who took his life during WWII; from the terror and exhilaration of hunting the enemy to the seedy brothels of France. The vivid, honest, and smooth-flowing prose calls it like it was and pulls no punches. U-505 was captured by Captain Dan Gallery’s Guadalcanal Task Group 22.3 on June 4, 1944. Trapped by this “Hunter-Killer” group, U-505 was depth-charged to the surface, strafed by machine gun fire, and boarded. It was the first enemy ship captured at sea since the War of 1812. Today, hundreds of thousands of visitors tour U-505 each year at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Includes photos and a special Introduction by Keith Gill, Curator of U-505, Museum of Science and Industry
U-505
Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery
Author : Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787200944
U-505 by Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery Pdf
Admiral Daniel V. Gallery boarded and captured a German U-Boat at sea in June, 1944—the first American officer to so capture an enemy warship since 1815! U-505 is Admiral Gallery’s own story of his extraordinary feat—and also a gripping narrative of the fierce Allied war against the German U-Boat fleet. “EXCELLENT.”—Chicago Tribune “Terrific...the first-hand story of Uncle Sam’s U-Boat killers.”—Chicago Daily News “Brimming with thrills.”—Philadelphia News “An engrossing tale...Pungent, entertaining, informative.”—Navy Times “A humdinger of a sea story...a highly readable book, trimmed from stem to stern with the writer’s irrepressible sense of humor.”—Chicago Sunday Times “Excellent in several ways: it provides a fine quick survey of the whole Atlantic war, it describes the operation of the German U-boat service, and, most dramatically, it tells how an American task force under Admiral Gallery achieved the unique feat of capturing a German submarine.”—Publishers’ Weekly “U-505 IS ONE OF THE WAR’S MOST EXCITING MEMOIRS.”—Chicago News “One of the best non-fiction books about World War II.”—Raleigh News & Observer “A first-rate adventure tale...suspense and excitement told with a seaman’s salty zest...excellent reading.”—Chicago Sunday Tribune “A masterful job that merits the attention of every lover of sea stories.”—Pittsburgh Press
The Capture of U-505
Mark Lardas
Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472849243
The Capture of U-505 by Mark Lardas Pdf
U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost endangered the war against the U-boats. On June 4, 1944 a US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German U-boat as a prize, but the capture of U-505 was different. Captain Gallery and his Task Group 22.3 devised a risky plan to capture scuttled U-boats. This book analyses in detail Gallery's dangerous strategy, using contemporary sources to explore why he thought the reward was worth the risk: instead of attempting to sink the next U-boat that surfaced among them, a destroyer escort would send off its whaleboat. Everyone else was to smother the U-boat with light gunfire to encourage its crew to abandon quickly. Unaware that the Allies had already cracked the German's codes and the capture of a U-boat could endanger that secret, Gallery hoped to capture the vessel's codes and coding equipment to read U-boat message traffic. The plan culminated in the capture of U-505 in early June, which nearly caused the exposure of the Bletchley Park codebreaking secret. Featuring contemporary photographs, specially commissioned artwork and 3D maps, this book is a fascinating exploration of one of the most controversial and dangerous raids, which could have changed the outcome of World War II as we know it.
Hunt and Kill
Theodore P. Savas
Author : Theodore P. Savas
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611210019
Hunt and Kill by Theodore P. Savas Pdf
One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war U-505 was transported to Chicago, where today 1,000,000 visitors a year pass through her at the Museum of Science and Industry. Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505. The chapters cover her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, general Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the boat, and her capture, transportation, and restoration for posterity. The contributors to this fascinating volume--a Who's Who of U-boat historians--include: Erich Topp (U-Boat Ace, commander of U-552); Eric Rust (Naval Officers Under Hitler); Timothy Mulligan (Neither Sharks Nor Wolves); Jak Mallman Showell (Hitler's U-boat Bases); Jordan Vause (Wolf); Lawrence Patterson (First U-boat Flotilla); Mark Wise (Enigma and the Battle of the Atlantic); Keith Gill (Curator, Museum of Science and Industry), and Theodore Savas (Silent Hunters; Nazi Millionaries).
Playing with the Enemy
Gary W. Moore
Author : Gary W. Moore
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781611210200
Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore Pdf
A memoir of fathers and sons, baseball, a world at war, and second chances. “I loved [it]. You will, too” (Jim Morris, author of The Oldest Rookie). Gene Moore was a small-town Illinois farm boy whose passion for “America’s Pastime” made him a local legend. It wasn’t long before word spread, and the Brooklyn Dodgers came calling on the teenage phenom who could hit a ball a country mile. Headed for stardom, and his dream within reach, Gene’s future in the majors was cut short by World War II. In 1944, after joining the US Navy, Gene found himself on a top-secret mission: guarding German sailors captured from U-505, a submarine carrying one of the infamous Enigma decoders. Stuck with guard duty, he decided to bide the time by doing what he loved. Gene taught the POWs how to play baseball. It was a decision that would change Gene’s life forever. The story of a remarkable man told by his inspired son, “Gene’s journey from promise to despair and back again, set against a long war and an even longer post-war recovery . . . [is] a 20th-century epic that demonstrates how, sometimes, letting go of a dream is the only way to discover one’s great fortune” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1998
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:B5104635
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1998 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf
What They Didn't Teach You About World War II
Mike Wright
Author : Mike Wright
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307549167
What They Didn't Teach You About World War II by Mike Wright Pdf
Packed with personal anecdotes and details you won’t find anywhere else, this is the secret history of World War II. “A fast-moving overview stuffed with interesting factoids and historical tidbits . . . Casual readers will find themselves carried along, and hardened military buffs will learn much that is new.”—Library Journal “It’s almost guaranteed to make you so interested in the subject you’ll want to learn . . . By including hundreds of interesting anecdotes and facts, [Mike] Wright not only piques our interest repeatedly, he also gives areal feel for the war era.”—Manchester Journal Inquirer “An excellent overview . . . [with] interesting chapters on spies, POWs, censorships, and the building of the atomic bomb . . . Wright’s style is accessible.”—The Post and Courier
Silent Hunters
Theodore P. Savas
Author : Theodore P. Savas
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781940669007
Silent Hunters by Theodore P. Savas Pdf
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 some highly effective U-boat commanders have languished in undeserved obscurity. The profiles of six such commanders are presented in this collection of essays. They include Englebert Endrass, whose spectacular career before being lost off the coast of Gibraltar is described here by his best friend and fellow ace Enrich Topp, who wrote this while on his 15th War Patrol; Karl-Friedrich Merten, who was ranked among the war's top tonnage aces; Ralph Kapitsky, whose U-615 suicidal surface-to-air battle in the Caribbean allowed many of his fellow submariners to escape into the Atlantic; Fritz Guggenberger, who sank an aircraft carrier and organized the biggest POW escape attempt in American history; Victor Oehrn, a former staff officer of Karl Dönitz's; and Heinz Eck, who was executed by the British.
NASA's University Program Active Grants and Research Contracts
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:31951D03511201B
NASA's University Program Active Grants and Research Contracts by Anonim Pdf
NASA's University Program
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of University Affairs
Author : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of University Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015007653838
NASA's University Program by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of University Affairs Pdf
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998: Public witnesses for natural resource programs
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : LOC:00186271725
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998: Public witnesses for natural resource programs by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1366 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119660590
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1998 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1999
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119532682
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1999 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1999: Public witnesses for natural resource programs
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : United States
ISBN : SRLF:AA0008819948