Author : H. J. Weaver
Publisher : Origin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,4 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Scapa Flow (Scotland)
ISBN : 9781912476626
Originally published: Peppard Common, Oxfordshire: Cressrelles Pub., 1980.
Author : Dougie Martindale
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,75 MB
Release : 2018-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781682473863
On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second war patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak. This legendary attack is remembered as one of the most audacious raids in the history of submarine warfare. Over the months that followed, U-47 went on to complete a total of ten war patrols. During these, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien and his crew sank a total of 31 Allied ships and damaged eight more, making it one of the most successful U-boats of the Second World War. This book charts the full story of U-47, its commander and crew.
Author : Lawson Wood
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :
The Bull and the Barriers
Author : Arthur J. Marder
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,5 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Donald A. Bertke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 34,92 MB
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1937470008
Day-to-Day Naval Actions April 1940 through September 1940
Author : Donald A Bertke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 2015-09
Category : History
ISBN : 193747013X
Volume 8 documents the swing of battle from the Axis to the Allies from December 1942 thru February 1943 as naval actions forced the Japanese to begin their retreat and their efforts to forestall the inevitable. Meanwhile, naval actions slowly strangled the Axis nations in Europe and led them to the road of defeat. Specific events include: * The last naval battles for Guadalcanal. * The IJN's secret evacuation of the Japanese Army from Guadalcanal. * The Russian encirclement and destruction of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad. * The German counterattacks against the much larger Russian Army in the Ukraine. * The Battle of the North Atlantic between Allied convoy escorts and German U-boats. * The Allies' advance to trap German and Italian troops in Tunisia. * Intense actions in the Arctic Ocean as the German surface fleet tried to destroy the Arctic Convoys. * Increased attacks by USN submarines on Japanese shipping.
Author : Gordon Smith
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 29,57 MB
Release : 2016-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1937470164
This volume covers day-to-day naval actions during March-June 1943. The Allies attacked German U-boats day and night, forcing their withdrawal from the vital North Atlantic convoy routes, clearing the way for the eventual invasion of Europe from Britain. In the Bismarck Sea, Allied aircraft destroyed an entire Japanese troop convoy bound for New Guinea. In the Komandorski Islands, the U.S. Navy engaged a superior Japanese force and out fought them. After this loss, the Japanese commander was fired in disgrace. The Allies isolated the German and Italian troops fighting in Tunisia with an air and sea blockade. Without support from Italy, Tunisia fell. U.S. aircraft ambushed Japanese Admiral Yamamoto while he was en route to an inspection visit in the Solomon Islands. The U.S. 7th Infantry Division liberated Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands.
Author : Donald A Bertke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1937470016
Day-to-day naval actions from October 1940 through May 1941. Provides detailed information on movements of all identifiable vessels of Allied, Axis, and neutral countries, plus convoy movements and minefields. Information is broken down by month, then by geographical area, date, and time. This series is an invaluable source for historians, students, and anyone interested in the naval history of World War II.
Author : Bruce Taylor
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1783469803
“A wonderfully illustrated biography” of one of history’s greatest warships whose sinking “signaled the end of the surety that Britannia ruled the waves” (War History Online). Unmatched for beauty, unequalled for size, for twenty years the HMS Hood was the glory ship of the Royal Navy, flying the flag across the world in the twilight years of the British Empire. Here, in words, photos and color illustrations, is the story of her life, her work and her people from keel-laying on the Clyde in 1916 to destruction at the hands of the Bismarck in 1941. Among the eyecatching strengths of the book is a unique gallery of photos, including stills from a recently discovered piece of color footage of the ship, plus a spectacular set of computer-generated images of both the exterior and interior by the world’s leading exponent of the art—a man who worked with the film director James Cameron (of Titanic fame). A wealth of new information on Hood’s structure and operation make it essential reading for the enthusiast, modeler and historian alike. Hugely successful from its first publication, this is the third printing of the ultimate book on the ultimate ship of the pre-war era. “The most comprehensive study of a modern warship ever undertaken.”—Warship World
Author : Donald A Bertke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2014-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1937470091
Major Pacific actions from April through August 1942 include the Japanese attack on Ceylon, the Doolittle Raid on Japan, the battle of the Coral Sea, the battle of Midway Island, the U.S. landing on Guadalcanal, the battle of Savo Island, and the battle of the eastern Solomon Islands. Arctic actions include battle for convoy PQ.17. In Mediterranean, the Royal Navy interdicts Axis supply lines along Libyan and Egyptian coasts. In the Atlantic, the U.S. implements convoys along the East Coast.
