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U-Boat Killer (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

U-Boat Killer (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by Captain Donald Macintyre (Author)

Synopsis

One of the finest accounts of war at sea ever written Launch title in the new military history paperback collection Published to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the outbreak of World War II

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 190
 Edition: New ed of 2 Revised ed
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 15 Jul 1999
ISBN 10: 0304352357
ISBN 13: 9780304352357
Book Overview: A classic of naval warfare, this is a Royal Navy destroyer Captain's personal account of the grim struggle against the German U-boats in the Second World War as they attacked the Allied convoys in the harsh conditions of the North Atlantic. In four unrelenting years Captain Macintyre fought a dozen convoys through the 'wolf pack' blockade, captured Germany's greatest U-Boat commander and killed another famous ace in one single savage night, and survived the war as the Royal Navy's ace U-Boat Killer with seven U-Boats destroyed. In this book he traces the vital battle to run supplies through to Britain in its darkest hour, in a conflict which finally brought the German submarine service to its knees. This is a unique account of the Battle of the Atlantic which vividly captures the terror of the U-Boat campaign and its eventual defeat through the extraordinary experiences of one remarkable commander.

Author Bio
In 1926 Donald Macintyre was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Soon afterwards he joined the Fleet Air Arm and became a fighter pilot. In 1935 he was appointed as commander of the Kingfisher, the first of a new class of anti-submarine ships. Through the Second World War he served as the commander of destroyers, becoming the Royal Navy's ace U-Boat Killer. For his exploits he was awarded three DSOs and a DSC.