U-Boat Crews 1914-45

Informationen zum Autor Gordon Williamson is a retired civil servant who spent several years working for the Royal Military Police (TA). He has written over 60 military books, including a number of titles for Osprey: ELI 183 U-boat Tactics in World War II, MAA 434 World War II German Police Units etc. Amongst his primary interests are the German Navy in World War II, U-Boats, and the Military Police forces of the Allied and Axis armies. He lives near Edinburgh in Scotland. Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. A trained architect, he now works as a full-time illustrator and writer, specializing in militaria. Darko has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Men-at-Arms 282: 'Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45'. Klappentext If one single weapon in Germany's arsenal can be said to have come closest to winning the war for the Third Reich! it was without doubt the U-Boat. German U-Boat technology! training! tactics and combat successes far exceeded those of any of the other combatant nations! and even as the Third Reich was crumbling! technically advanced vessels such as the Type XXI! many years ahead of its time! were being put into volume production. Gordon Williamson provides a fascinating overview of the achievements of the U-Boat Waffe in both wars! together with a study of the uniforms and insignia worn by U-Boat crews. Zusammenfassung Gordon Williamson provides a fascinating overview of the achievements of the U-Boat Waffe in both wars, together with a study of the uniforms and insignia worn by U-Boat crews. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · The Kaiserliche Marine · Between the Wars · World War 2 · Organisation and Command Structure · U-Boat Uniforms · Weapons · Badges and Insignia · The Plates

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gordon Williamson, Williamson Gordon
• Collaboration: Darko Pavlovic (Illustrations), Pavlovic Darko (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855325456
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-545-6
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 8 mm
• Thèmes: Elite; Elite
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, Naval forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater