The Sinking Of The Laconia And The U Boat War

Author : James P. Duffy
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803245408
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-Boat War written by James P. Duffy and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Santa Barbara, California: Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2009.

Author : Léonce Peillard
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013791000
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laconia Affair written by Léonce Peillard and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Léonce Peillard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laconia Affair written by Léonce Peillard and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris Dubbs
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803271662
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's U-Boats written by Chris Dubbs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons “Hun Devil Boats,” “Sea Thugs,” and “Baby Killers.” But at the conflict’s conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public’s imagination. In America’s U-Boats Chris Dubbs examines the legacy of submarine warfare in the American imagination. Combining nautical adventure, military history, and underwater archaeology, Dubbs shares the previously untold story of German submarines and their impact on American culture and reveals their legacy and Americans’ attitudes toward this new wonder weapon.

Author : Gene Masters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734675016
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laconia Incident written by Gene Masters and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laconia Incident is the true story of Korvettenkapitan Werner Hartenstein, captain of the WWII German submarine, U-156. It is Hartenstein's boat that attacks and sinks the Laconia on September 12, 1942. The subsequent, unprecedented actions taken by him, his crew, and the German U-Boat Command, after the actual torpedoing and sinking of the Laconia, make for a truly amazing tale. It's a story of how civility and mercy survive, even amidst the savagery and brutality of all-out war. It also shows how even the best-intentioned efforts can be foiled by stubborn adherence to well-established preconceptions, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Author : Edgar Wollstone
Publisher : AJS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laconia incident - A High-Risk Military Rescue Operation of WWII Under The Line of Fire written by Edgar Wollstone and published by AJS. This book was released on with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years 1939-1945 is etched on the minds of many for myriad reasons. It was an epoch of terrible chaos, devastating loss, and inexplicable horror. The Second World War was wreaking havoc all over the world. Several events have shaken the collective conscience of mankind. Hitler’s pathological hatred for the Jews, the holocaust, the Auschwitz concentration camps and its horrors, the atomic bomb and its long-term detrimental repercussions, the economic perils, rampant epidemics, severe shortage of food and supplies, deaths due to starvation, etc. are well known dark pages of history. Though these events have been repeated ad nauseum, they still don’t fail to send shivers down one’s spine. But the Laconia Incident that transpired on the eve of September 12th, 1942, stood apart in its scale and tragedy. An armed British ship was intercepted by a German U-boat. The teal waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific was no safer for anybody. It was replete with U-boats and submarines that took the cover of darkness and the sinister waves to waylay enemy ships. They waited in stealth to pounce on the enemy and scuttle the ship on sight. The Laconia Incident is a bone-chilling tale of tragic killing of hundreds of people when a German U-boat torpedoed a British armed ship. The RMS Laconia was unescorted and a sitting duck to the German U-boat. The commanding officer ordered it to be torpedoed. The orders were carried out in an instant. When the German commanding officer Captain Hartenstein surfaced the submarine hoping to collect any intelligence from the sinking ship, he was appalled by the innumerable upturned faces dotting the violent shark-infested sea. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were scrambling for life. What should the German captain do? Should he rescue the enemy civilians? Should he execute the dictator Fuhrer’s orders of eliminating all survivors? Should he follow the calls of his heart and embark on a near-impossible rescue mission? The Captain unlike his Fuhrer had his heart in the right place. He dared to carry out a mission to save the enemy jeopardizing his own life and career. And for this act of humanity and compassion, will he be honored or cursed? Read the book to know the tragic story of the Laconia Incident and the German Captain Hartenstein who risked his own life and career to rescue the enemy.

Author : Frederick T Grossmith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781871615685
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sinking of the Laconia written by Frederick T Grossmith and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clay Blair
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304352616
Total Pages : 909 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hitler's U-boat War written by Clay Blair and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in Clay Blair's history of Hitler's U-boat war, covering years 1942 to 1945. Told chronologically, it is divided into two sections: the war against Britain and her empire, and the war against the Americas. Clay Blair served in World War II in the submarines. He chronicles dramatic scenes of naval actions and makes interpretations and conclusions about all aspects of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Author : Chris Dubbs
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803269471
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's U-Boats written by Chris Dubbs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons “Hun Devil Boats,” “Sea Thugs,” and “Baby Killers.” But at the conflict’s conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public’s imagination. In America’s U-Boats Chris Dubbs examines the legacy of submarine warfare in the American imagination. Combining nautical adventure, military history, and underwater archaeology, Dubbs shares the previously untold story of German submarines and their impact on American culture and reveals their legacy and Americans’ attitudes toward this new wonder weapon.

Author : Léonce Peillard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U-boats to the Rescue written by Léonce Peillard and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: