Dark Sky,Deep Water: First Hand Experiences of the Anti-U-boat War in WWII

by NormanL.R.Franks (Author)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.45

  The conflict between aircraft and U-boat in the Second World War was a desperate one, fought nowhere near as fiercely as over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic. It was no easy matter finding U-boats and if they then decided to remain on the surface and fight back, the on-coming aircraft was a large target to determined gunners. The numerous first hand accounts from both sides in this book, accompanied by photos, gives an insight into how Allied airmen and German submarines fought each other in the hostile skies above a deep cold sea.

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  Paperback
  2000

  $3.60

  The U-boat war continues to fascinate people, especially the RAF's anti-U-boat campaign. In this book, the author presents his research findings on some of the more interesting aspects of this aircraft versus submarine conflict.

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.45

  This is an account of the anti-U-boat campaigns during World War II. It contains reminiscences of: the saga of the Italian submarine Luigi Torelli ; the first U-boat to be attacked by an aircraft carrying a Leigh Light; of Operation Swamp along the southern Mediterranean coast of Spain, with U343 being attacked by eight aircraft of which two were shot down and two others damaged; and of the sinking of U459 onto which the attacking aircraft actually crashed when shot down. These, and other first-hand accounts from both sides, aim to give an insight into how Allied airmen and German submarines fought against each other in the the hostile skies above the deep, cold sea.