The Destruction of Hitler's U-boats
The Epic Struggle Against Hitler’s Wolfpacks
$100.41
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2025
Summary
Hitler’s U-boats posed a severe threat to Britain during the Second World War, endangering both its survival and the possibility of defeating Germany. Britain needed over a million tons of imports weekly to support the war effort, but Allied shipping losses were devastating. In June 1940, enemy submarines sank 284,113 tons of Allied shipping, a number that rose to 352,407 tons by October, while the Kriegsmarine lost only eight U-boats during the same period.
Losses peaked in mid-1942,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036127534 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036127532 |
| Author: | Jak P. Mallmann Showell |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 896g |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 246mm |
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Jak P. Mallmann Showell
JAK MALLMANN SHOWELL is a well-known naval historian and author and has produced more than fifty books on the German Navy and U-boat operations. He has researched extensively on original documents both in the UK and in Germany and is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities in this field.
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