Hitlers u boat war book

By the next day, three ships lay at the bottom ofthe channel, victims of lieutenantcommander horst degen and his crew on thegerman submarine u 701. Hitlers uboat is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. The first volume of clay blair s magisterial, highly praised narrative history of the german submarine war against allied shipping in world war ii, the hunters, 19391942. Buy hitlers uboat war first edition by blair, clay isbn. German submarine u 977 was a world war ii type viic u boat of nazi germany s kriegsmarine which escaped to argentina after germany s surrender. Hitlers uboat war, vol ii by blair, clay naval warfare. Nine years in the making, hitler s u boat war is destined to become the definitive account of the german submarine war against the allies, or the battle of the atlantic. I have referred to it continuously for purposes of my own research. This mammoth book concludes the twovolume set that began with the hunters. He also writes vivid and dramatic scenes of naval actions and dispassionate, but startling new revelations, interpretations and conclusions about all aspects of the battle of the atlantic. Never before has hitlers uboat war been chronicled with such authority, fidelity, objectivity, and detail. Never before has hitler s u boat war been chronicled with such authority, fidelity, objectivity, and detail. Jul 21, 2010 volume ii, the hunted, to follow a year later, will cover the last years of the naval war in europe, august 1942 to may 1945, when the allies finally overcame the uboat threat. He also writes vivid and dramatic scenes of naval actions with startling new revelations and conclusions about all aspects of the battle of the atlantic.

Clay blair s bestselling naval classic silent victory. Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is. A great book detailing the later years of the uboat war during the battle of the atlantic. Hitlers war is a biographical book by david irving. The first of two volumes recounting in sweeping almost too sweeping detail the true impact of nazi germanys storied uboats on the course of ww ii. For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes of forcing the british out of the war, thereby thwarting both the allied strategic air assault on german cities and operation overlord, the allied invasion of occupied france. Already acclaimed on publication in the united states, the uboat war is here chronicled with authority, fidelity, objectivity, and extraordinary detail.

This first volume of blair s massive and controversial work covers the u boat war 19391942. On the basis of his painstaking research, blair ridgways paratroopers, 1985, etc. Mar 25, 2014 on june 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in thesun on virginia beach, a massive fireball erupted from a convoy of oil tankerssteaming into chesapeake bay. It describes the second world war from the point of view of adolf hitler. These nontechnical, human anecdotes form the core of this book. This book, along with its predecessor hitlers uboat war. The hunters, 19391942 hitler s u boat war 9780394588391 by blair, clay and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. While in fact i am not quite finished with this book, it is proving to be an excellent survey of the atlantic submarine war, and lives up to the high standard of. Library journal hitlers uboat war is an epic sea story about the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in history. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The hunters, 19391942 by clay blair 1996, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The u boat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Hitlers lost fleet of uboats found in the black sea the.

By january 1942, the germans had issued to the atlantic and mediterranean uboats new fourrotor enigma machines and a new shortsignal book for use on the new uboat enigma net, triton shark to the british. Noting that 99 percent of the allied merchant ships in transatlantic convoys reached their destination. New book shines spotlight on mathews and its mariners caught in a war with hitlers uboats mathews mathews county is an intentional destination, not a place you venture to by chance. If the first installment charted the rise of the uboat, this one describes its downfall as the united states became fully engaged in the second world war. The book, like the first volume in the series, is impeccably researched with a plethora of facts and figures about the campaign. The hunters, 19391942 modern library war blair, clay on. The hunted, 19421945 is the second part where the hunters became the hunted. Uboats were a successful terror weapon, but they sank only a small percentage of the allied. If you want to read a definitive account on u boats, these two volumes would be it. As always with blair, the work is meticulously reported and sm.

Submarine war against japan, is regarded as the definitive account of that decisive phase of the war in the pacific. Before he was transferred to another boat, kretschmer scored his first hit of the war in u 23 when he sailed into the moray firth and sank a 10,000 ton danish tanker on 12 january 1940. The first of two volumes recounting in sweeping almost too sweeping detail the true impact of nazi germany s storied u boats on the course of ww ii. This is the first part on uboats of world war ii by clay blair. Hitlers uboat war, vol ii by blair, clay naval warfare books. Ill also mention the companion volume hitlers uboat war. Jun 06, 2000 clay blairs twovolume history hitlers uboat war. If you want to read a definitive account on uboats, these two volumes would be it.

If you like historical material about wwii era uboats, and i do, this is a terrific book. The hunted, 19421945 volume 2 of hitlers uboat war, clay blair volume 2 of hitlers uboat war. A great book detailing the early years of the uboat war during the battle of the atlantic when doenitz submarines nearly brought britain to her knees. Nine years in the making, hitlers uboat war is destined to become the definitive account of the german submarine war against the allies, or the battle of the atlantic. For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes of forcing the british out of the war, thereby t his monumental work. He chronicles the u boat war with authority, fidelity, objectivity and extraordinary detail. On the basis of his painstaking research, blair ridgway s paratroopers, 1985, etc. Hitlers uboat war ebook by clay blair rakuten kobo. Blair himself served in submarines in combat in wwii. Jul 21, 2010 volume ii, the hunted, to follow a year later, will cover the last years of the naval war in europe, august 1942 to may 1945, when the allies finally overcame the u boat threat. The first volume of clay blairs magisterial, highly praised narrative history of the german submarine war against allied shipping in world war ii, the hunters, 19391942. Hitlers uboat war by blair, clay naval warfare books. Apr 19, 2018 a submarine linked to rumours that adolf hitler survived and escaped to argentina in a uboat has been discovered lying wrecked at the bottom of the north sea between denmark and norway. Clay blairs bestselling naval classic silent victory.

The submarine s voyage to argentina led to legends, apocryphal stories and conspiracy theories that it and u 530 had transported escaping nazi leaders including adolf hitler andor nazi gold to south america, that it had made a secret voyage to. This mammoth book concludes the twovolume set that began with the hunters, 19391942. Its comprehensive and compiles the available documentation on the subject into a cohesive narrative that draws the reader along through the conflict in the atlantic. Had the british had a copy of the new shortsignal book, very likely they could have broken back into naval enigma by means of the. Hitlers u boat war the hunters 19391942 blair, clay on. Nine years in the making, hitlers uboat war is destined to become the definitive account of the german submarine war against the allies, or the battle of the. The hunters 193942, is completely invaluable for both scholars and naval historians. Despite this wealth of information, i found the book and easy and enjoyable read.

Submarine war against japan, is regarded as the definit. Welcome to the companion web site to hitler s lost sub, originally broadcast on november 14, 2000. Hitlers uboat war by clay blair, 9780394588391, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The hunted, 19421945 is probably the definitive history of the german uboat war during world war ii. In 2002, focal point publications published a revised illustrated edition, combined together with irvings. Volume ii, the hunted, to follow a year later, will cover the last years of the naval war in europe, august 1942 to may 1945, when the allies finally overcame the u boat threat. For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes of forcing the british out of the war, thereby. Blair is a respected authority on submarine warfare whose silent victory. It is an epic sea story, the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in all history. This is the first part on u boats of world war ii by clay blair. Again, despite the wealth of information, i found the book and easy and enjoyable read. Rather than compiling a technical treatise, hitlers wonder uboats makes maximum use of the personal accounts to tell the human story of how this new generation of submarines went to war under the incredibly harsh conditions that prevailed at the time. In the burning shore, acclaimed militaryreporter ed offley presents a.