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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101855325454
ISBN-139781855325456
eBay Product ID (ePID)628432
Product Key Features
Book TitleU-Boat Crews 1914-45
Number of Pages64 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / World War I, Ships & Shipbuilding / Submarines
IllustratorYes, Pavlovic, Darko
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorGordon Williamson
Book SeriesElite Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number60
Dewey Decimal359
Table Of ContentIntroduction The Kaiserliche Marine Between the Wars World War 2 Organisation and Command Structure U-Boat Uniforms Weapons Badges and Insignia The Plates
SynopsisOsprey's study of the U-Boat and its crews during World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945). 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.