U-boat Operations of World War II: Career Histories U1-U515 v. 1

U-boat Operations of World War II: Career Histories U1-U515 v. 1

by KennethG.Wynn (Author)

Synopsis

The first of two volumes covering the career histories of all of the U-boats which saw action in World War II. The histories of some 1200 vessels are covered and each entry aims to be easily accessible. Every aspect of a boat's activities are covered, from laying the keel to its ultimate fate. Each entry gives locations and dates of units and any boats served with, commanders, number of patrols undertaken, ships sunk along with names of vessels and locations, incidents of note, re-fuelling by U-tankers and supply ships, attacks on shipping, survivors picked up and finally the ultimate fate. Appendices allow cross-referencing and contain such material as Deutsches Feldpost Numbers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Publisher: Chatham Publishing
Published: 01 Jul 2003

ISBN 10: 1861760248
ISBN 13: 9781861760241

Author Bio
Kenneth Wynn has spent many years researching a number of World War II subjects. He has produced two works on the Battle of Britain - A Clasp for a Few and Men of the Battle of Britain (in two volumes) - and co-autored Honour of the Light Brigade. He lives in New Zealand where he runs an antiquarian book business. Volume II will be published in 1998.