Second U-boat Flotilla, 9780850529173
Hardcover
Deadly U-boats, daring commanders, captured codes: Atlantic’s underwater war.

Second U-boat Flotilla

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    6 June 2002

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Summary

Grey Wolves Unleashed: The Story of the Second U-boat Flotilla

In 1942, German U-boats unleashed a devastating assault on distant targets in the North and South Atlantic. At the forefront of these attacks were the large cruiser submarines of the Second U-boat Flotilla.

Formed in 1936, the Second U-boat Flotilla “Saltzwedel” endured for nine long years, until the final surrender of Nazi Germany. During the Spanish Civil War, a Saltzwedel boat executed the only successful atta…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780850529173
ISBN-10:0850529174
Author:Lawrence Paterson
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:6 June 2002
Weight:599g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 29mm
About The Author

Lawrence Paterson

Lawrence Patterson is an avid underwater diver whose interest in the U-boat war stems from having lived in France close to the Brest U-boat bunkers. He became President of the Brittany Marine Research Society dedicated to the discovery and survey of WW2 wrecks. Now living in Portsmouth he is a member of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum’s Archive Group specialising in U-boat and Kriegsmarine research. He is married to Sarah Burbridge, the submarine author.

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