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Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-101399082280
ISBN-139781399082280
eBay Product ID (ePID)9057266159
Product Key Features
Book TitleSchnellboote : a Complete Operational History
Number of PagesXiv, 338 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / Germany, Military / Naval
Publication Year2022
GenreHistory
AuthorLawrence Paterson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal940.545943
SynopsisThe Kriegsmarine's Schnellboote fast attack boats, or E-boats to the Allies, were the primary German naval attack units in coastal waters throughout the Second World War., The Kriegsmarine's Schnellboote fast attack boats, or E-boats to the Allies, were the primary German naval attack units in coastal waters throughout the Second World War. Operating close to their various bases they became a devastatingly effective weapon in nearly all the Kriegsmarine's theatres of war, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It was in the English Channel, however, that they scored their most notable successes, destroying some forty warships and more than one hundred merchant ships. In addition to interception and attack, they were also used for minelaying, landing sabotage troops and general escort duties. There had been, until this book was published, no comprehensive operational history of the S-boat service in all the theatres in which it saw service, but due to the relatively small number of units it is possible to recount the duties and fates of each individual craft and in this book the author examines the career of each in detail. In addition, operations alongside the commando units of the Kleinkampfverbande are covered. As the war progressed, S-boats suffered from the increased Allied mastery of the seas and skies but they were a formidable foe right to the end; this fine book was the first to do full justice to their record of success, and remains the foremost work on their operational history."The history of naval warfare in the Second World War is a well-worn path, and it is refreshing to encounter a work that is significant and adds to our understanding. This is quite simply an outstanding book." - The Mariner's Mirror
