Submarines at War 1914-1918This work is a landmark history of submarine warfare during World War I. An-ex submariner, the author captures the essence of what is what like to operate in these new and lethal craft. This periscope eye view introduces the reader to the great submarine commanders, the tactics they employed and the often-futile attempts made to sink them. |
Contents
The Inevitable Path | 1 |
The Trade | 7 |
Living in a Can | 22 |
Mechanics | 34 |
Finding the Enemy | 53 |
Mouldies Bricks and Deadly Eggs | 67 |
The Enemy All Round AntiSubmarine Measures | 89 |
Opening Shots in the North Sea 1914 | 109 |
Mayhem in the Med August 1915December 1917 | 207 |
The Sound of Music Whiteheads in | 223 |
The Bloodless Bear 191617 | 244 |
Merchant UBoats 191516 | 254 |
No Holds Barred 1917 | 260 |
The Yanks are Coming April 1917November 1918 | 269 |
UCruisers 191718 | 281 |
K for Catastrophe 191718 | 288 |
Common terms and phrases
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