The German U-Boat Base at Lorient, France - Vol.3: August 1942-August 1943 - Luc Braeuer
Volume three (of a four-volume series) reveals the fate of the ninety-two German U-boats that passed through Lorient from August 1942 to August 1943. From October 1942, Type IX U-boats left Lorient for distant seas beyond the South African Cape and succeeded in sinking three times as many ships as those that attacked the North Atlantic convoys! This book also details the terrible effects of the massive Allied bombardments on both the base and town during the following months and discusses Allied progress in anti-U-boat techniques and armaments that forced the U-boats to abandon the North Atlantic at the end of May 1943 and the Allied offensive seeking to destroy German U-boats in transit in the Gulf of Gascony.
This work is illustrated with over 500 exceptional war-era photographs as well as maps and plans.
A unique color section presents the remains, documents, and memories relating to the presence of the U-boats in Lorient.
Hardcover with bookjacket, size 9" x 12", 176 pages, 624 color and b/w images
This work is illustrated with over 500 exceptional war-era photographs as well as maps and plans.
A unique color section presents the remains, documents, and memories relating to the presence of the U-boats in Lorient.
Hardcover with bookjacket, size 9" x 12", 176 pages, 624 color and b/w images
| Author: | Luc Braeuer |
| Language: | English |
