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War of the U-Boats : British merchantmen under fire
- Title
- War of the U-Boats : British merchantmen under fire / Bernard Edwards.
- Author
- Edwards, Bernard, 1926-
- Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Maritime, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D781 .E385 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 210 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 25 cm
- Summary
- From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitler's U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible. Officers and seamen of the Merchant Marine played a key role in winning the war by their blatant disregard of the risks from Axis forces.
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German
- World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine
- Merchant marine > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Merchant marine
- Military operations, Naval > German
- Military operations, Naval > Submarine
- Handelsflotte
- Unterseebootkrieg
- Erster Weltkrieg
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- History
- Books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-204) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781844155019
- 1844155013
- LCCN
- 2007276415
- OCLC
- ocm72868778
- 72868778
- SCSB-1436371
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library