The Kaiser's lost Kreuzer : a history of U-156 and Germany's long-range submarine campaign against North America, 1918 /

"In the final year of World War I, Germany made its first attempt to wage submarine warfare against faraway shores. Large, long-range U-boats torpedoed Allied shipping off the coasts of the U.S., Canada and West Africa in a desperate campaign to sidestep lethal U-boat defenses in European water...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hodos, Paul N., 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Temas:
U 156 (Submarine) > History.
U 156 (Submarine)
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Opérations sous-marines.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military operations, Naval > German.
Military operations, Naval > Submarine.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue: The British Are Coming; 1. The Blockade; 2. The American Problem; 3. The Counter-Blockade and the U-Kreuzers; 4. Room 40; 5. From Carrying Cargo to Sinking It; 6. The Great Mirage; 7. The U-boat Ace; 8. The Trade War and the Secret War; 9. U-Kreuzerkrieg; 10. The Naval Officer; 11. Targeting North America; 12. The U-Kreuzer and the Armored Cruiser; 13. The Battle Off Nauset Beach; 14. Low Hanging Fruit; 15. Halifax, Gateway to the East; 16. Seiner Majestät Schiff Triumph; 17. U-Kreuzerkrieg Amerika
  • 18. Indecision, Loss and a Mystery SolvedEpilogue: Deadly Dreams Become Reality; Dramatis Personæ; Sites of Interest; Tables; Ships Sunk or Damaged by U-156; Specifications of U-156; The Lost Officers of U-156â#x80;#x99;s Second Cruise; U-Kreuzer Tonnage Scores Worldwide; U-Kreuzer Tonnage Scores for the North American Raids/ Campaign; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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