Wolfpack
Hitler's U-Boat War 1939-45
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This landmark history of the U-Boat war captures the experiences of the crews themselves. Winston Churchill noted that the German U-Boats were the only aspect of World War Two that truly frightened him. The U-Boats inflicted severe damage on Allied shipping, sinking nearly 3,000 ships and accounting for over 14 million tonnes lost—nearly 70% of all Allied shipping losses. They are a crucial part of the Battle of the Atlantic's narrative, marked by technological innovation, dramatic sinkings, and the lurking threat of the U-Boats. For Allied seamen, these submarines represented a hidden menace, a faceless killer beneath the waves, leaving little room to consider the adversities faced by their enemies. History allows us to explore the lives of U-Boat crews, who endured claustrophobic conditions in steel hulls, facing dangers from enemies, the elements, and physics. German submariners suffered the highest per-capita losses of any combat group, with around 30,000 killed—over 75% of those deployed—most resting on the seabed without graves. Utilizing archival sources, diaries, and memoirs, this account gives voice to the U-Boatmen, detailing their journey from early optimism to the grim realities of defeat, capturing their courage, fear, and ultimate failure.
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Wolfpack, Roger Moorhouse
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2025
- Einband
- (Paperback)
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- Titel
- Wolfpack
- Untertitel
- Hitler's U-Boat War 1939-45
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Roger Moorhouse
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2025
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 416
- ISBN10
- 000864490X
- ISBN13
- 9780008644901
- Reihe
- Kategorien
- Schlagwörter
- Historisches Thema, Deutschland, 20. Jahrhundert, Zweiter Weltkrieg, Europa
- Beschreibung
- This landmark history of the U-Boat war captures the experiences of the crews themselves. Winston Churchill noted that the German U-Boats were the only aspect of World War Two that truly frightened him. The U-Boats inflicted severe damage on Allied shipping, sinking nearly 3,000 ships and accounting for over 14 million tonnes lost—nearly 70% of all Allied shipping losses. They are a crucial part of the Battle of the Atlantic's narrative, marked by technological innovation, dramatic sinkings, and the lurking threat of the U-Boats. For Allied seamen, these submarines represented a hidden menace, a faceless killer beneath the waves, leaving little room to consider the adversities faced by their enemies. History allows us to explore the lives of U-Boat crews, who endured claustrophobic conditions in steel hulls, facing dangers from enemies, the elements, and physics. German submariners suffered the highest per-capita losses of any combat group, with around 30,000 killed—over 75% of those deployed—most resting on the seabed without graves. Utilizing archival sources, diaries, and memoirs, this account gives voice to the U-Boatmen, detailing their journey from early optimism to the grim realities of defeat, capturing their courage, fear, and ultimate failure.