Название: War of the U-Boats: British Merchantmen Under Fire
Автор: Bernard Edwards
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1844155013
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 256
Размер: 2,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitler's U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible. From the sinking of the Glasgow-based ship Olivegrove by U-23, to the end of hostilities six years later officers and seamen of the Merchant Marine played a key role in winning the war by their blatant disregard of the risks from Axis forces.