The Surrender of the U-Boat Fleet 1945 - Hardcover
by Derek Waller
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781036135492ISBN-10:1036135497UPC:9781036135492Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:Naval, World War II, GermanySize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC2FRJ7TZK
The Surrender of the U-Boat Fleet 1945
In the weeks after the end of the War in May 1945, 156 U-boats surrendered to the Allies. Some of these either surrendered at sea or directly in a variety of ports, while the majority were taken over while moored in German bases in Norway, Denmark and France. Nine gave themselves up in the USA, Canada and Argentina. This book provides a comprehensive record of the surrender of all these vessels,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781036135492ISBN-10:1036135497UPC:9781036135492Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:Naval, World War II, GermanySize:9.20 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC2FRJ7TZK
Derek Waller's interest in the fate of the remaining vessels of the German Navy began in the early 1950s as a schoolboy hobby, leading to the publication of a short article about the surviving U-boats in 1970. Then, after a full career in the Royal Air Force, he picked up the topic again as a retirement project in 2010, since when he has written many articles about the U-boats which survived the...
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