The twilight of the U-boats
In essence, this is the story of U-223,commanded by Karl-Jurgen Wioehter from the time of her commissioning in Kiel in January 1943 through a murderous career to her eventual but dramatic demise in the Mediterranean in March 1944. At the same time, the book covers the declining fortunes of the U-bo...
| Основен автор: | Edwards, Bernard, 1926- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Barnsley :
Leo Cooper,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=621622 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Twilight of the U-boats. |
| Резюме: |
In essence, this is the story of U-223,commanded by Karl-Jurgen Wioehter from the time of her commissioning in Kiel in January 1943 through a murderous career to her eventual but dramatic demise in the Mediterranean in March 1944. At the same time, the book covers the declining fortunes of the U-boat arm as a whole from early 1943 when it seemed invincible and seriously threatened the Allies with defeat to the end of the war. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 198 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, 1 map, portraits |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783379453 1783379456 9781783377459 1783377453 |