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Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943-45
Robert Forsyth
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Description for Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943-45
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
German U-boats were the scourge of Allied merchant and military shipping in the Atlantic during World War II, threatening to isolate and then starve the UK out of the War. As Germany's war against the Allied convoys intensified in late 1943, German Admiral Karl Doenitz called upon the Luftwaffe to provide a long-range spotting and shadowing unit to act as `eyes' for his U-boats. Equipped with big, four-engined Junkers Ju 290s fitted out with advanced search radar and other maritime `ELINT' (electronic intelligence) devices, Fernaufklarungsgruppe (FAGr) 5 'Atlantik' undertook a distant, isolated campaign far out into the Atlantic and thousands ... Read more
German U-boats were the scourge of Allied merchant and military shipping in the Atlantic during World War II, threatening to isolate and then starve the UK out of the War. As Germany's war against the Allied convoys intensified in late 1943, German Admiral Karl Doenitz called upon the Luftwaffe to provide a long-range spotting and shadowing unit to act as `eyes' for his U-boats. Equipped with big, four-engined Junkers Ju 290s fitted out with advanced search radar and other maritime `ELINT' (electronic intelligence) devices, Fernaufklarungsgruppe (FAGr) 5 'Atlantik' undertook a distant, isolated campaign far out into the Atlantic and thousands ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472820457
SKU
V9781472820457
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Ref
99-50
About Robert Forsyth
Robert Forsyth has studied the history and operations of the Luftwaffe for many years. He is the author of JV 44 - The Galland Circus (1996), Battle over Bavaria - The B-26 versus the German Jets (1998), Mistel - German Composite Aircraft and Operations 1942-1945 (2001), Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerikabomber (2006), He 162 Volksjager, Heinkel He 111 and Junkers Ju ... Read more
Reviews for Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943-45
[Shadow over the Atlantic] is significant in telling the story of [the Battle of the Atlantic] from the point of view of the German maritime reconnaissance flyer, whose story has never before been told outside the official records. The history through to the war's end is thoroughly covered, appealing to both naval and aviation enthusiasts alike. - WWII History ... Read more