Gordon Williamson

Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (2) (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Palmer, Ian

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This title follows from New Vanguard 51: Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1) and charts the continuing development of the U-boat in German service, including the evolution of the Type IX as a long range 'cruiser' intended for solo operations in distant waters. Also covered is the revolutionary Type XXI, conceived of in 1942 and launched in April 1944, the first true submarine rather than submersible, whose arrival was just too late to influence the war. Other vessels covered are the Type XXIII, a small vessel armed with only two torpedoes but technically highly advanced, and the Type X minelayers, which were rarely used in their intended role and more often used as supply boats.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780966618
• Artikelnr.: 38351004

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

The Type IX · Armament · Torpedoes · Mines · Rockets · The Focke-Achgelis ·
Other standard equipment · The Type X · The Type XB · The Type XXI · The
Type XXIII · The Wa201 · The Type XVIIB · Foreign submarines · Midget
submarines · Bibliography · Colour plate commentary · Index