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[PU: Random House.], XVI, 909 Seiten / p. Originalpappband mit Originalumschlag / Originalhardcover with dust jacket. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / a good and clean copy - CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- LIST OF MAPS -- LIST OF PLATES -- BOOK THREE -- THE U-BOAT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED STATES September 1942-MAY 1945 -- ONE -- Overviews 5 ¦ The Views from Berlin 9 • The Codebreakers 12 • The Arctic: Convoys PQ 18 and QP 14 18 • Eyes on the North Atlantic Run 22 ¦ German Successes and Failures 29 • Heavy U-boat Losses 36 • Assessments 47 • Patrols to the Americas 49 • The Laconia Affair 57 • Other Patrols to the South Atlantic 66 ¦ The Attack on Cape Town, South Africa 72 • The Mediterranean: Priceless Captures 81 -- TWO -- Torch 88 • Axis Submarines Versus Torch Inside the Mediterranean 95 • American B-24 ASW Squadrons Deploy for Torch 103 • Further U-boat Diversions to Attack Torch Forces 106 • The Return of U-boats to the North Atlantic Run 117 • More Hideous Weather in the North 126 • Assessments 134 • Patrols to the Americas 135 • Action in the Middle Atlantic 142 • Allied Strategic Bombing 148 • Hitler Sacks Raeder and Promotes Dönitz 152 -- i 11HUU -- The Casablanca Conference 138 • 1943: Myths Versus Facts 164 ¦ More U-boat Failures on the North Atlantic Run 169 ¦ U-boat Successes on the North Atlantic Run 176 • U-boat Failures Against the New Middle Atlantic Convoy Runs 192 • The New York Task Force 200 • Futile U-boat Operations in the Mediterranean 208 ¦ Diminishing Returns in American Waters 217 • The Second Foray to the Indian Ocean 226 -- FOUR -- Shifting Tides 234 • The Atlantic Convoy Conference: March 1-12, 1943 239 ¦ The North Atlantic Run: March 1943 249 • The Greatest Convoy Battles of the War 258 • More German Failures in the North Atlantic 273 ¦ Another Great Convoy Battle 284 • Group Drossel: A Futile and Costly Gesture 293 • The Third U-cruiser Foray to the Indian Ocean 296 -- FIVE -- Trident 307 ¦ Technological Revolutions and Interim Upgrades 311 • U-boat Losses and Aborts 316 • “Adam” and “Eve” 323 • Action in the North Atlantic in May: I 326 • Action in the North Atlantic in May: II 331 • Withdrawal from the North Atlantic 338 • May Patrols to the Americas 346 • “No Option But to Fight On” 333 • June Patrols to Distant Waters 361 • U-boat Patrols to or Beyond the Equator 367 -- SIX -- Husky 373 ¦ July Patrols to the Americas 381 • Further German Losses 388 • Patrols to West Africa 397 • Group Monsun 398 • The U-boat Stand-down of August 402 • Quadrant, Baytown, and Avalanche 409 • “Cain,” “Abel,” and Other Siblings 414 • Return to the North Atlantic: Group Leuthen 418 • More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 426 • Still More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 433 • Futile Operations Against Gibraltar- Convoys 443 • The Mediterranean: Further German Setbacks 455 • Patrols to or in Distant Areas 458 ¦ The Arctic: Tirpitz Crippled, Scharnhorst Sunk 468 -- SEVEN -- Allied Plans: Sextant and Eureka 473 • German Plans and Naval Resources 478 ¦ U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: I 482 • U-boat Actions in the Middle At -- lantic 489 • U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: II 493 • U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: III 503 • The Atlantic Convoy War Concluded 509 • The Arctic ¡13 • The Mediterranean 518 • Patrols to and from the Far East 527 • The Codebreakers 543 • Patrols to West Africa 545 ¦ Patrols to the Americas 558 ¦ Family Grief 569 -- EIGHT -- The German Run-up to Overlord 570 • The Allied Run-up to Overlord 573 • U-boats Deployed from France in June Versus Neptune 579 • The “Sunday Punch” • U-boat Reinforcements Sailing from Norway to France • Further Allied Attacks on U-boats in Norwegian Waters • The Arctic • U-boats Deployed from France in July • The Allied Breakout in France • Evacuation of the Type VIIs from France • Evacuation of the Type IXs from France • Type VII Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- Type IX Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- NINE -- Argonaut 655 • U-Boat Patrols in British Waters: 1945 • The Arctic • Last Patrols to the Americas 682 • Last Patrols to and from the Far East 690 • Berlin: The Final Days • A Time of Reckoning 700 -- AFTERWORD 706 -- APPENDICES -- Oceangoing U-boats Assigned to Combat: The Final Years: September -- 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the North Atlantic: September 1942-April 1945 -- Allied Cargo Convoy Sailings on the North Atlantic Run in the “Critical Period”: September 1942-May 1943 -- U-boat Patrols to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean: -- September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the Americas: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Assigned to the Arctic Area: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Transferred to the Mediterranean Sea: September 1942-April 1944 -- Principal North Atlantic Cargo Convoys Inbound to the British Isles September 1, 1942-December 31, 1944 Allied Aircraft Deployed in ASW Roles in the North Atlantic Area (by Squadron, September-October 1942) The Long- and Very-long-range Allied ASW Aircraft Situation in the North Atlantic ( by Types and Squadrons, March 1943 ) Atlantic Force U-boats That Aborted Patrols: January-June 1943 Allied Heavy Bomber Raids on U-boat Facilities: 1943-1944 American Destroyer Escort (DE) Production: January 1—July 1, 1943 -- Special Oil and Troopship Convoys for Torch and the British Isles: 1943-1944 The Top Twenty U-boat Skippers: 1939-1945 The Top Twenty U-boats: 1939-1945 -- U-boats Scuttled or Dismantled at War’s End , U-boats Surrendered at War’s End -- Allied and Neutral Ships and Tonnage Sunk by German and Italia, DE, [SC: 9.00], gebraucht; gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 1350g], First Edition., Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

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[EAN: 9780679457428], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House. 11.1998.], Jacket, XVI, 909 Seiten / p. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / a good and clean copy - CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- LIST OF MAPS -- LIST OF PLATES -- BOOK THREE -- THE U-BOAT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED STATES September 1942-MAY 1945 -- ONE -- Overviews 5 ¦ The Views from Berlin 9 • The Codebreakers 12 • The Arctic: Convoys PQ 18 and QP 14 18 • Eyes on the North Atlantic Run 22 ¦ German Successes and Failures 29 • Heavy U-boat Losses 36 • Assessments 47 • Patrols to the Americas 49 • The Laconia Affair 57 • Other Patrols to the South Atlantic 66 ¦ The Attack on Cape Town, South Africa 72 • The Mediterranean: Priceless Captures 81 -- TWO -- Torch 88 • Axis Submarines Versus Torch Inside the Mediterranean 95 • American B-24 ASW Squadrons Deploy for Torch 103 • Further U-boat Diversions to Attack Torch Forces 106 • The Return of U-boats to the North Atlantic Run 117 • More Hideous Weather in the North 126 • Assessments 134 • Patrols to the Americas 135 • Action in the Middle Atlantic 142 • Allied Strategic Bombing 148 • Hitler Sacks Raeder and Promotes Dönitz 152 -- i 11HUU -- The Casablanca Conference 138 • 1943: Myths Versus Facts 164 ¦ More U-boat Failures on the North Atlantic Run 169 ¦ U-boat Successes on the North Atlantic Run 176 • U-boat Failures Against the New Middle Atlantic Convoy Runs 192 • The New York Task Force 200 • Futile U-boat Operations in the Mediterranean 208 ¦ Diminishing Returns in American Waters 217 • The Second Foray to the Indian Ocean 226 -- FOUR -- Shifting Tides 234 • The Atlantic Convoy Conference: March 1-12, 1943 239 ¦ The North Atlantic Run: March 1943 249 • The Greatest Convoy Battles of the War 258 • More German Failures in the North Atlantic 273 ¦ Another Great Convoy Battle 284 • Group Drossel: A Futile and Costly Gesture 293 • The Third U-cruiser Foray to the Indian Ocean 296 -- FIVE -- Trident 307 ¦ Technological Revolutions and Interim Upgrades 311 • U-boat Losses and Aborts 316 • "Adam" and "Eve" 323 • Action in the North Atlantic in May: I 326 • Action in the North Atlantic in May: II 331 • Withdrawal from the North Atlantic 338 • May Patrols to the Americas 346 • "No Option But to Fight On" 333 • June Patrols to Distant Waters 361 • U-boat Patrols to or Beyond the Equator 367 -- SIX -- Husky 373 ¦ July Patrols to the Americas 381 • Further German Losses 388 • Patrols to West Africa 397 • Group Monsun 398 • The U-boat Stand-down of August 402 • Quadrant, Baytown, and Avalanche 409 • "Cain," "Abel," and Other Siblings 414 • Return to the North Atlantic: Group Leuthen 418 • More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 426 • Still More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 433 • Futile Operations Against Gibraltar- Convoys 443 • The Mediterranean: Further German Setbacks 455 • Patrols to or in Distant Areas 458 ¦ The Arctic: Tirpitz Crippled, Scharnhorst Sunk 468 -- SEVEN -- Allied Plans: Sextant and Eureka 473 • German Plans and Naval Resources 478 ¦ U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: I 482 • U-boat Actions in the Middle At -- lantic 489 • U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: II 493 • U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: III 503 • The Atlantic Convoy War Concluded 509 • The Arctic ¡13 • The Mediterranean 518 • Patrols to and from the Far East 527 • The Codebreakers 543 • Patrols to West Africa 545 ¦ Patrols to the Americas 558 ¦ Family Grief 569 -- EIGHT -- The German Run-up to Overlord 570 • The Allied Run-up to Overlord 573 • U-boats Deployed from France in June Versus Neptune 579 • The "Sunday Punch" • U-boat Reinforcements Sailing from Norway to France • Further Allied Attacks on U-boats in Norwegian Waters • The Arctic • U-boats Deployed from France in July • The Allied Breakout in France • Evacuation of the Type VIIs from France • Evacuation of the Type IXs from France • Type VII Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- Type IX Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- NINE -- Argonaut 655 • U-Boat Patrols in British Waters: 1945 • The Arctic • Last Patrols to the Americas 682 • Last Patrols to and from the Far East 690 • Berlin: The Final Days • A Time of Reckoning 700 -- AFTERWORD 706 -- APPENDICES -- Oceangoing U-boats Assigned to Combat: The Final Years: September -- 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the North Atlantic: September 1942-April 1945 -- Allied Cargo Convoy Sailings on the North Atlantic Run in the "Critical Period": September 1942-May 1943 -- U-boat Patrols to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean: -- September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the Americas: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Assigned to the Arctic Area: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Transferred to the Mediterranean Sea: September 1942-April 1944 -- Principal North Atlantic Cargo Convoys Inbound to the British Isles September 1, 1942-December 31, 1944 Allied Aircraft Deployed in ASW Roles in the North Atlantic Area (by Squadron, September-October 1942) The Long- and Very-long-range Allied ASW Aircraft Situation in the North Atlantic ( by Types and Squadrons, March 1943 ) Atlantic Force U-boats That Aborted Patrols: January-June 1943 Allied Heavy Bomber Raids on U-boat Facilities: 1943-1944 American Destroyer Escort (DE) Production: January 1—July 1, 1943 -- Special Oil and Troopship Convoys for Torch and the British Isles: 1943-1944 The Top Twenty U-boat Skippers: 1939-1945 The Top Twenty U-boats: 1939-1945 -- U-boats Scuttled or Dismantled at War’s End , U-boats Surrendered at War’s End -- Allied and Neutral Ships and Tonnage Sunk by German and Italian Submarines in World War II: -- September 1, 1942-May 8, 1945 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SOURCES -- INDEX -- Ships -- U-boats -- General -- LIST OF MAPS -- The British Isles and Northern Germany -- North Atlantic Convoy Routes -- The Arctic -- Bay of Biscay -- The Mediterranean -- Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean -- United States East Coast. 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2011, ISBN: 9780679457428

First Edition. XVI, 909 Seiten / p. Originalpappband mit Originalumschlag / Originalhardcover with dust jacket. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / a good and clean copy - CONTENTS -- FOREW… Mehr…

First Edition. XVI, 909 Seiten / p. Originalpappband mit Originalumschlag / Originalhardcover with dust jacket. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / a good and clean copy - CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- LIST OF MAPS -- LIST OF PLATES -- BOOK THREE -- THE U-BOAT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED STATES September 1942-MAY 1945 -- ONE -- Overviews 5 ¦ The Views from Berlin 9 The Codebreakers 12 The Arctic: Convoys PQ 18 and QP 14 18 Eyes on the North Atlantic Run 22 ¦ German Successes and Failures 29 Heavy U-boat Losses 36 Assessments 47 Patrols to the Americas 49 The Laconia Affair 57 Other Patrols to the South Atlantic 66 ¦ The Attack on Cape Town, South Africa 72 The Mediterranean: Priceless Captures 81 -- TWO -- Torch 88 Axis Submarines Versus Torch Inside the Mediterranean 95 American B-24 ASW Squadrons Deploy for Torch 103 Further U-boat Diversions to Attack Torch Forces 106 The Return of U-boats to the North Atlantic Run 117 More Hideous Weather in the North 126 Assessments 134 Patrols to the Americas 135 Action in the Middle Atlantic 142 Allied Strategic Bombing 148 Hitler Sacks Raeder and Promotes Dönitz 152 -- i 11HUU -- The Casablanca Conference 138 1943: Myths Versus Facts 164 ¦ More U-boat Failures on the North Atlantic Run 169 ¦ U-boat Successes on the North Atlantic Run 176 U-boat Failures Against the New Middle Atlantic Convoy Runs 192 The New York Task Force 200 Futile U-boat Operations in the Mediterranean 208 ¦ Diminishing Returns in American Waters 217 The Second Foray to the Indian Ocean 226 -- FOUR -- Shifting Tides 234 The Atlantic Convoy Conference: March 1-12, 1943 239 ¦ The North Atlantic Run: March 1943 249 The Greatest Convoy Battles of the War 258 More German Failures in the North Atlantic 273 ¦ Another Great Convoy Battle 284 Group Drossel: A Futile and Costly Gesture 293 The Third U-cruiser Foray to the Indian Ocean 296 -- FIVE -- Trident 307 ¦ Technological Revolutions and Interim Upgrades 311 U-boat Losses and Aborts 316 Adam and Eve 323 Action in the North Atlantic in May: I 326 Action in the North Atlantic in May: II 331 Withdrawal from the North Atlantic 338 May Patrols to the Americas 346 No Option But to Fight On 333 June Patrols to Distant Waters 361 U-boat Patrols to or Beyond the Equator 367 -- SIX -- Husky 373 ¦ July Patrols to the Americas 381 Further German Losses 388 Patrols to West Africa 397 Group Monsun 398 The U-boat Stand-down of August 402 Quadrant, Baytown, and Avalanche 409 Cain, Abel, and Other Siblings 414 Return to the North Atlantic: Group Leuthen 418 More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 426 Still More German Failures on the North Atlantic Run 433 Futile Operations Against Gibraltar- Convoys 443 The Mediterranean: Further German Setbacks 455 Patrols to or in Distant Areas 458 ¦ The Arctic: Tirpitz Crippled, Scharnhorst Sunk 468 -- SEVEN -- Allied Plans: Sextant and Eureka 473 German Plans and Naval Resources 478 ¦ U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: I 482 U-boat Actions in the Middle At -- lantic 489 U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: II 493 U-boat Actions in the North Atlantic: III 503 The Atlantic Convoy War Concluded 509 The Arctic ¡13 The Mediterranean 518 Patrols to and from the Far East 527 The Codebreakers 543 Patrols to West Africa 545 ¦ Patrols to the Americas 558 ¦ Family Grief 569 -- EIGHT -- The German Run-up to Overlord 570 The Allied Run-up to Overlord 573 U-boats Deployed from France in June Versus Neptune 579 The Sunday Punch U-boat Reinforcements Sailing from Norway to France Further Allied Attacks on U-boats in Norwegian Waters The Arctic U-boats Deployed from France in July The Allied Breakout in France Evacuation of the Type VIIs from France Evacuation of the Type IXs from France Type VII Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- Type IX Snort Boat Patrols from Norway: 1944 -- NINE -- Argonaut 655 U-Boat Patrols in British Waters: 1945 The Arctic Last Patrols to the Americas 682 Last Patrols to and from the Far East 690 Berlin: The Final Days A Time of Reckoning 700 -- AFTERWORD 706 -- APPENDICES -- Oceangoing U-boats Assigned to Combat: The Final Years: September -- 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the North Atlantic: September 1942-April 1945 -- Allied Cargo Convoy Sailings on the North Atlantic Run in the Critical Period: September 1942-May 1943 -- U-boat Patrols to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean: -- September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boat Patrols to the Americas: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Assigned to the Arctic Area: September 1942-April 1945 -- U-boats Transferred to the Mediterranean Sea: September 1942-April 1944 -- Principal North Atlantic Cargo Convoys Inbound to the British Isles September 1, 1942-December 31, 1944 Allied Aircraft Deployed in ASW Roles in the North Atlantic Area (by Squadron, September-October 1942) The Long- and Very-long-range Allied ASW Aircraft Situation in the North Atlantic ( by Types and Squadrons, March 1943 ) Atlantic Force U-boats That Aborted Patrols: January-June 1943 Allied Heavy Bomber Raids on U-boat Facilities: 1943-1944 American Destroyer Escort (DE) Production: January 1July 1, 1943 -- Special Oil and Troopship Convoys for Torch and the British Isles: 1943-1944 The Top Twenty U-boat Skippers: 1939-1945 The Top Twenty U-boats: 1939-1945 -- U-boats Scuttled or Dismantled at Wars End , U-boats Surrendered at Wars End -- Allied and Neutral Ships and Tonnage Sunk by German and Italian Submarines in World War II: -- September 1, 1942-May 8, 1945 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SOURCES -- INDEX -- Ships -- U-boats -- General -- LIST OF MAPS -- The British Isles and Northern Germany -- North Atlantic Convoy Routes -- The Arctic -- Bay of Biscay -- The Mediterranean -- Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean -- United States East Coast. 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1998, ISBN: 9780679457428

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Random House, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: First Edition, 909 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-11-17T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.36 kg, Verkaufsrang: 745514, Militärwissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaft, Fachbücher, Kategorien, Bücher, Deutschland, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Zweiter Weltkrieg, Epochen, Militärgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Random House, 1998<