Weapons of Desperation: German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World War II - Brossura

Lawrence Paterson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1526713470 ISBN 13: 9781526713476

Casa editrice: Frontline Books, 2018

Riassunto

As the Third Reich headed for destruction, German ingenuity in the naval field turned to unconventional weapons midget submarines, radio-controlled explosive boats, and various forms of underwater sabotage. This is one of the last un-chronicled areas of World War II naval history and this well-known author describes how, facing overwhelming odds, German sailors most of them volunteers mounted attacks that were little better than suicide missions. Judged by their effect on the Allied advance, their successes were slight, but there seems to have been no collapse of morale and the indomitable bravery of those involved makes riveting reading. Pieced together from fragmentary sources, this largely untold story uncovers some of the most desperate operations of the War.

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L'autore:

LAWRENCE PATERSON, a keen scuba diver, developed an interest in the Kriegsmarine after diving on German wrecks from World War II. He has written several books on various aspects of the U-boat war including 'U-Boat War Patrol', 'Hitler's Grey Wolves' and 'Donitz's Last Gamble'.

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• Editore: Frontline Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1526713470
• ISBN 13: 9781526713476
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256