U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts

The Battle of the Atlantic

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Description

Winston Churchill claimed that the "U-boat peril" was the only thing that ever frightened him during World War II. A formidable foe, the U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, successfully stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoy ships. It was not until the destroyer escort was introduced, alongside the development of destroyer groups with dedicated anti-submarine tactics, that there was an effective means of defence and attack against the U-boat peril.

Gordon Williamson describes the design and development of these two deadly opponents, their strengths and weaknesses and of their tactics, weaponry and training. He provides an insight into the lives of the Allied Navy and Wolf Pack crews as they played their deadly games of cat and mouse on the high seas, gambling not only with their lives but with the fate of their nations.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Strategic situation
Design & Development
Technical Specifications
Combatants
Combat
Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography and further reading

Product details

Published Oct 23 2007
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781846031335
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 1 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Duel
Short code DUE 3
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Gordon Williamson

Gordon Williamson is a retired civil servant who s…

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Lee Ray

Illustrator

Howard Gerrard

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of A…

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