Swastikas in the Arctic: U-boat Alley through the Frozen Hell
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781552924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Jak P. He has also presented lectures at special Battle of the Atlantic weekends and has helped with the production of TV and radio programmes. Mallmann Showell's first book (U-boats Under the Swastika) is one of the longest selling naval books in Germany and his second (The German Navy in World War Two) was named as one of the outstanding books of the year by the United States Naval Institute. His reviewers have named him as being 'the respected authority'. His research is based exclusively on original documents such as logs, personal accounts written shortly after the events and interviews. Jak has been awarded
His reviewers have named him as being 'the respected authority'. His research is based exclusively on original documents such as logs, personal accounts written shortly after the events and interviews. Jak has been awarded the Silver U-boat Badge by the German Submariners' Association in Munich. Mallmann Showell's first book (U-boats Under the Swastika) is one of the longest selling naval
During the Second World War, the Arctic saw an unusually high intensity of action, adventure, excitement and tragedy, and Swastikas in the Arctic: U-boat Alley Through the Frozen Hell describes the German military activities in that harsh frozen hell. Gloriously illustrated with many unpublished photographs, Swastikas in the Arctic: U-boat Alley Through the Frozen Hell is a thrilling account of a war fought in very difficult circumstances.. However, as becomes apparent reading this book, those who fought, suffered and died there were shot at and bombed more heavily than in any other theater of war and the contribution they made influenced military actions far away in warmer regions. Many studies of the Second World War give scant attention to activity in this ice-studded ocean. This has made it possible to describe some of the now forgotten battles, the secret U-boat activities, the German struggle to broadcast essential weather data to Berlin and the incredible surf
Donald C. said The book was very comprehensive and I thought authentic.. The book was very comprehensive and I thought authentic.It motivated me to get a book dealing specifically with PQ-17.. "Slightly misleading title, great book" according to Jonathan Mattson. The subtitle of u-boat alley through the frozen hell seems somewhat misleading. Instead seems to be a good book about seldom covered issues regarding the German operations in the arctic. I was pleasantly surprised to see them cover non u boat issues.For example they cover the surface raider traveling to the Pacific and the surface ships raiding east of murmansk. And even the coverage of the German attempts at weather station. "191 b/with photos of good quality, 7 maps 2 profiles and lots of" according to Jim Carone--Capt.. Hi, book is hardback, semi gloss paper, 282 pages with 17 chapters. 191 b/with photos of good quality, 7 maps 2 profiles and lots of charts of facts and figs. Book covers about all activity conducted in the far north. Weather stations, aviation naval ops., exploration etc. This covers a topic not well covered yet. Hope this helps. Cap