GUIDE SOUVENIR LA BASE SOUS-MARINE DE LORIENT (ANG) (LIV EDITIONS) - Softcover

BRAEUER, LUC

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2844972780 ISBN 13: 9782844972781

Publisher: BRAEUER LUC, 2015

Synopsis

During the Second World War, the German navy built five submarines bases on the French Atlantic coast in Brest, Lorient, saint-Nazaire, La Pallice and Bordeaux. In 1943, thes five German bases wera capable of sheltering 98 U-Boote. Lorient alone could hold 30. Being the main base, during wartime, to be used by the German submarines, it was here that the largest protective construction work for the U-Boote was to see daylight. In this guide, illustrated with more than 100 photos and plans, learn in detail about the construction and workings of this gigantic buildings. Learn about the Allies'attempts to destroy hem and the actions carried out by the arsenal'sown French Resistance. Discover the astonishing projects that were never implemented and the role of the bases during the Lorient Pocket. This guide will explain how they were later reused by the French Navy for fifty years, as well as their current reconversion for peaceful purposes. An essential guide for any Atlantic battle, submarine, fortification or Lorient harbour history amateurs.

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About the Author

Né en 1970, Luc Braeuer est ingénieur en informatique et officier de réserve. Avec son frère Marc, il est le créateur de trois musées de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : à Utah Beach en Normandie, à Batz-sur-Mer en Loire-Atlantique et à La Rochelle.
Depuis 1998, il a publié 27 livres principalement sur l’histoire des ports de Brest, Lorient et Saint-Nazaire pendant la guerre.

Edition details

• Publisher: BRAEUER LUC
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 2844972780
• ISBN 13: 9782844972781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64