| Title:
|
U-BOATS OF THE KAISER'S NAVY
|
| By: |
Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£12.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1841763624 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841763620 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 March, 2002 |
| Series: |
Osprey New Vanguard S. No. 50 |
| Pages: |
48 |
| Description: |
One of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-Boat menace. Gordon Williamson traces the development of the U-Boat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-Boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. |
| Synopsis: |
As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-Boat menace. Gordon Williamson traces the development of the U-Boat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-Boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. All of the main types of World War I U-Boat are then covered. The operational history of the U-Boat service is also covered in some depth. Included are details of the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, along with the slow build-up of anti-submarine measures by the allies. |
| Illustrations: |
40 b&w and 7 colour illustrations, bibliography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |