U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy
by Gordon Williamson
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U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy Book Details
War:
World War I
Perspective:
Submarines
Military Unit:
Kriegsmarine
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Published Date:
2002
ISBN13:
9781841763620
U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy Book Description
As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It then covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies.