U-Boats for the Kaiser's Navy

Informationen zum Autor Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey. Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist. A graduate in 3D design, he has provided illustrations for many publications, from modelling James Bond's Aston Martin to recreating lunar landings. He lives and works in London with his wife and three cats. Klappentext As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It then covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies. Zusammenfassung One of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-Boat menace. Gordon Williamson traces the development of the U-Boat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-Boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. Inhaltsverzeichnis The kaiser's U-boats · The early developmental years · The larger U-boats · The U-Cruisers · Powerplants · Steering · Weapons · Optics and other equipment · Operational history · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · Bibliography · Colour plate commentary · Index

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Willaimson, Gordon Williamson, Williamson Gordon
• Assisted by: Ian Palmer (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2002
• EAN: 9781841763620
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-362-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 4 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, First World War, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Warfare & defence, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Naval forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I