Description
| Product ID: | 9781841764450 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Title: | German E-boats 1939-45 |
| Authors: | Author: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Military vehicles, European history, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Military vehicles, Germany, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Germany was well-served in World War II by her Navy's smaller vessels, in particular the U-boats and the S-boats. Known to the Allies as "E-boats" (E being indicative of "Enemy"), this volume examines the sterling duties and achievements of the E-boats. By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser''s High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build anew, the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat, Germany was particularly well served by her Navy''s smaller vessels, in particular the U-Boats and the S-Boats. Known to the allies as the E-Boats (''Enemy''), they performed sterling duties in the Black Sea and English Channel, where they became a particular scourge. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2002-09-18 |
