Gordon Williamson

U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Palmer, Ian

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It then covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780965710
• Artikelnr.: 38350467

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 kaiser's U
boats · The early developmental years · The larger U
boats · The U
Cruisers · Powerplants · Steering · Weapons · Optics and other equipment · Operational history · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · Bibliography · Colour plate commentary · Index