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U-Boat Tactics in World War II

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - World War II

Last Stocked on 10/15/2022

Product Info

Title
U-Boat Tactics in World War II
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon Williamson
Publish Year
2010
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147438120
MFG. Part #
OSPELI183
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI183

Description

At the start of the war, German U-boat technology vastly out performed that possessed by the Allies, and under the pressure of the war continual development helped keep pace with wartime needs and improvements in anti-submarine weaponry. But it was not just the technology that had to change. German U-boat tactics evolved over time. Used in a variety of roles, from coastal patrolling through to the combined actions of convey-hunting ‘wolf packs’, the tactics used by U-Boats were diverse. This book analyses how the U-boats dominated the seas thanks to their innovative and daring tactical deployment, and how the cracking of the Enigma code effectively hamstrung them, greatly reducing their impact, a problem that even their advanced tactics failed to solve.