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U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Submarines

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon Williamson
Publish Year
2002
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343634
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG050
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG50

Description

As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It then covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies.