The U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945 - V.E. Tarrant
This book, illustrated with more than 150 photographs, diagrams and charts, sets out to tell the twin stories of the Battles of the Atlantic, providing the reader with the opportunity to compare the course of the two campaigns. In the Second World War the Allies took time to learn the lessons of the first World War, most important of which was that escorted convoys provided the only real security for merchantmen. During the second war also, technical advances by the protagonists swayed the advantage from one side to the other, as U-boats became faster and better armed, while submarine detection and anti-submarine weapons developed apace. Two factors remained constant, however: the immutable hostility of the oceans; and the courage of the U-boat and surface ship crews.
Hardcover with dust jacket, size 24 x 24.4 cm, 190 pages, numerous black/white photos, drawings and tables
Hardcover with dust jacket, size 24 x 24.4 cm, 190 pages, numerous black/white photos, drawings and tables
| Author: | V.E. Tarrant |
| Language: | English |
