Iron Coffins - A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Commander Herbert Werner served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945 and came to the United States in 1947. Klappentext "With Werner we sweat out attacks in the foul air of the U-Boat! cringing with him at every bomb."--New York Times Zusammenfassung The Battle of the Atlantic was one of the most savage and strategically significant campaigns of World War II: 28,000 out of 39,000 men in the German U-boat force disappeared beneath the waves. Herbert A. Werner, one of the few surviving German U-boat commanders, served on five submarines from 1941 to 1945. From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, from the English Channel to the North Sea, he takes the reader with him through the triumphant years of 1941 and 1942, when German U-boats nearly strangled England, to the apocalyptic final years of destruction, disillusionment, and defeat.

Riassunto

The former German U-boat commander Herbert Werner navigates readers through the waters of World War II, recounting four years of the most significant and savage battles. By war's end, 28,000 out of 39,000 German sailors had disappeared beneath the waves.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Herbert Werner, Herbert A. Werner
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780306811609
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81160-9
• Pagine: 388
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Naval forces & warfare, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), English Channel, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater