War Beneath the Sea: Submarine Conflict During World War II - Softcover

Padfield, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471249459 ISBN 13: 9780471249450

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Synopsis

"Peter Padfield is the best British naval historian of his generation now working. [This] book . . . will now become the standard work on the subject." John Keegan

"A fascinating and great contribution to the entire lore of submarines." Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (ret.), author ofRun Silent, Run Deep

War Beneath the Sea is the definitive account of one of the most turbulent and crucial chapters of World War II. This is the first book to cover all the major submarine campaigns of the war: British, American, German, Japanes, and Italian. Padfield′s suspense–filled battle accounts vividly capture the tension and challenge of war beneath the sea.

PETER PADFIELD (England) is a leading naval and military historian. He is the author of Guns at Sea, Armada, Tides of Empire, and Donitz: The Last Furher.

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Praise for War Beneath the Sea

""I am truly filled with awe and admiration...fascinating and a great contribution to the entire lore of submarines.... I wish I had written the book."" --Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.) author of Run Silent, Run Deep

""Peter Padfield is the best British naval historian of his generation now working. [His] book...will now become the standard work on the subject."" --Daily Telegraph (London)

""Peter Padfield has produced by far the best and most complete critical history of the submarine operations of all the combatants in the Second World War, at the same time providing vivid narrative accounts of particular actions and events."" --Lloyd's List (London)

""An excellent account of submarine warfare in 1939-45... [it] recreates the tribulations and horrors of that especially brutal form of warfare within a sturdily analytical and often critical framework."" --The Economist

""[A] marvelously complete and detailed study of World War II submarine warfare...an interesting, serious, and timely book."" --Houston Chronicle

""A brilliant submarine warfare study."" --Military Review

Synopsis:

This volume covers major submarine campaigns during World War II, describing operations of the British, American, Japanese and Italian submarine and anti-submarine forces. Experiences of submarine and anti-submarine warfare are featured, from the decision makers in the war offices to men in the boats. The narrow margin by which Britain escaped defeat by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic is examined, along with the performance of the Japanese giant submarines in the Pacific, and the triumph of the American submarines in the Pacific. Other topics include: the capture of the Enigma cipher machines; accounts of the shooting of defenceless warriors in the water; and how the huge shipping losses on the US East Coast in early 1942 were more disastrous than the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471249459
• ISBN 13: 9780471249450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592