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Silent Hunters : German U-boat Commanders of World War II
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Savas, Theodore P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--World war, 1939-1945.
- Sailors--Germany--Biography.
- World war, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.
- World war, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German.
- Local Subjects:
- Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--World war, 1939-1945.
- Sailors--Germany--Biography.
- World war, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.
- World war, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Silent Hunters
- Place of Publication:
- : Savas Publishing, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it could not hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct. Some of these ""silent hunters"" who slipped out of their shelters along Europe's shores to stalk their prey have enjoyed considerable recognition in the years since. While most aspects of the bitter struggle have been told and retold from both the Axis and Allied points of view, the careers of s
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Maps""; ""Contributors""; ""Original Editor�s Preface""; ""New Editor�s Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""In Memoriam Engelbert Endrass: Castor Mourns Pollox""; ""Karl-Friedrich Merten and the Prussian Tradition""; ""Ralph Kapitsky: Battle in the Caribbean and the Death of U-615""; ""Fritz Guggenberger: Bavarian U-Boat Ace""; ""Victor Oehrn: The Ace With No Name""; ""Heinz-Wilhelm Eck: Siegerjustiz and the Peleus Affair""; ""Notes""; ""Editor�s Preface""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781940669007
- 1940669006
- OCLC:
- 864414605
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