HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR THE HUNTERS 1939-42 Blair WW2 Naval Warfare, Submarines HBDJ

Description: HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR THE HUNTERS 1939-42 CLAY BLAIR WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1997 1st edition. 24 x 16 cm. xxxi + 809 pp + b/w photo plates. HB/DJ Nine years in the making, Clay Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War is destined to become the definitive account of the German submarine war against the Allies, or the Battle of the Atlantic. It is an epic sea story, the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in all history. For nearly six years, the German U-boat force attempted to blockade and isolate the British Isles in the hope of forcing the British out of the war, thereby thwarting both the Allied strategic air assault on German cities and Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Occupied France. Fortunately for the Allies, the U-boat force failed to achieve either of these objectives, but in the attempt they sank 2,800 Allied merchant ships, while the Allies sank nearly 800 U-boats. On both sides, tens of thousands of sailors perished. The top-secret Allied penetration of German naval codes and vice versa, played an important role in the Atlantic naval battle. To safeguard the secrets of codebreaking in the postwar years, London and Washington agreed to withhold all official code-breaking and and U-boat records. Thus, for decade upon decade, an authoritative and definitive history of the Battle of the Atlantic could not be attempted. The accounts that did appear were incomplete and full of errors of fact and false interpretations and conclusions, often leaving the entirely wrong impression that the German U-boats came within a whisker of defeating the Allies, a myth that persists. Clay Blair, with his wife Joan, are the first historians to benefit from the release of official records in London and Washington. The end result is this magnificent and monumental work, crammed with vivid and dramatic scenes of naval actions and dispassionate but startling new revelations about all aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic. Never before has Hitler's U-boat war been chronicled with such authority, fidelity, objectivity and detail. Nothing is omitted. Even those who fought the Battle of the Atlantic will find no end of surprises. Later generations will benefit by having to hand an account of this important phase of World War II, free of bias and mythology. HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR THE HUNTERS 1939-1942 CLAY BLAIR WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1997 First edition. Nine years in the making, Clay Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War is destined to become the definitive account of the German submarine war against the Allies, or the Battle of the Atlantic. It is an epic sea story, the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in all history. For nearly six years, the German U-boat force attempted to blockade and isolate the British Isles in the hope of forcing the British out of the war, thereby thwarting both the Allied strategic air assault on German cities and Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Occupied France. Fortunately for the Allies, the U-boat force failed to achieve either of these objectives, but in the attempt they sank 2,800 Allied merchant ships, while the Allies sank nearly 800 U-boats. On both sides, tens of thousands of sailors perished. The top-secret Allied penetration of German naval codes and vice versa, played an important role in the Atlantic naval battle. To safeguard the secrets of codebreaking in the postwar years, London and Washington agreed to withhold all official code-breaking and and U-boat records. Thus, for decade upon decade, an authoritative and definitive history of the Battle of the Atlantic could not be attempted. The accounts that did appear were incomplete and full of errors of fact and false interpretations and conclusions, often leaving the entirely wrong impression that the German U-boats came within a whisker of defeating the Allies, a myth that persists. Clay Blair, with his wife Joan, are the first historians to benefit from the release of official records in London and Washington. The end result is this magnificent and monumental work, crammed with vivid and dramatic scenes of naval actions and dispassionate but startling new revelations about all aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic. Never before has Hitler's U-boat war been chronicled with such authority, fidelity, objectivity and detail. Nothing is omitted. Even those who fought the Battle of the Atlantic will find no end of surprises. Later generations will benefit by having to hand an account of this important phase of World War II, free of bias and mythology. 24 x 16 cm. xxxi + 809 pp + b/w photo plates. Very good – condition. Top of text block heavily dust spotted but otherwise very clean and tidy, binding firm. I am also listing the other volume and will de happy to combine postage. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The complete eBay Selling Solution.

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