The German U-Boat Base at Lorient France: August 1942-August 1943, Volume 3
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Volume three (of a four-volume series) reveals the fate of the ninety-two German U-boats that passed through Lorient from August 1942 to August 1943. From October 1942, Type IX U-boats left Lorient for distant seas beyond the South African Cape and succeeded in sinking three times as many ships as those that attacked the North Atlantic convoys This book also details the terrible effects of the massive Allied bombardments on both the base and town during the following months and discusses Allied progress in anti-U-boat techniques and armaments that forced the U-boats to abandon the North Atlantic at the end of May 1943 and the Allied offensive seeking to destroy German U-boats in transit in the Gulf of Gascony. This work is illustrated with over 600 exceptional war-era photographs as well as maps and plans. A unique color section presents the remains, documents, and memories relating to the presence of the U-boats in Lorient.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0764348329
ISBN13:9780764348327
Release Date:May 2016
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:176 Pages
Weight:3.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 9.4" x 12.3"
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