| U-Boat War 1914-1918: Two Contrasting Accounts from Both Sides of the Conflict at Sea During the Great War---The U-Boat Hunters & The Diary Contributor(s): Connolly, James B. (Author), Von Schenk, Karl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846774586 ISBN-13: 9781846774584 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: The hunters and the hunted on the high seas of war This interesting book-containing two book length accounts-views the same conflict-the U-Boat War during the First World War in the North Atlantic, North Sea and English Channel-from both sides. The first, The U-Boat Hunters was written by a professional journalist reporting for Colliers Magazine as he accompanied the United States destroyer force in the final year of the war. The second account, The Diary of a U-Boat Commander, is an interesting insight into the world of a Kreigsmarine officer on active service. It is a traumatic story of battle and mental and physical suffering illuminated by periods of tragic romance making it a classic naval memoir of the German Navy at war in the early 20th century. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - World War I - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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| Publisher Description: The hunters and the hunted on the high seas of war This interesting book-containing two book length accounts-views the same conflict-the U-Boat War during the First World War in the North Atlantic, North Sea and English Channel-from both sides. The first, The U-Boat Hunters was written by a professional journalist reporting for Colliers Magazine as he accompanied the United States destroyer force in the final year of the war. The second account, The Diary of a U-Boat Commander, is an interesting insight into the world of a Kreigsmarine officer on active service. It is a traumatic story of battle and mental and physical suffering illuminated by periods of tragic romance making it a classic naval memoir of the German Navy at war in the early 20th century. |
