German S-Boats - In Action in the Second World War
Year: 2007 Language: English Author: Frank H. Genre: Historical Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 978 1 84415 716 7 Format: PDF, EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 383 Description: The first comprehensive treatment of World War II S-boats to be published in English, this book provides operational details of the German schnellboot, or motor torpedo boat, in all theaters where they were deployed during the war. With the help of a multitude of maps, photographs, and drawings, Frank chronicles every incident that involved the 53-knot fast attack craft. The author examines the S-boat's effectiveness as an integral part of the German military objectives of the time. This study of the schnellboot's successes and failures offers a first-class account of the surface warship that carried the offensive to the enemy longer than any other. Additional info: About the Author HANS FRANK served in the Federal German Navy from 1961 to 1999, when he retired as vice admiral of the S-Boat Flotilla.
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German S-Boats - In Action in the Second World War
Language: English
Author: Frank H.
Genre: Historical
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 978 1 84415 716 7
Format: PDF, EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 383
Description: The first comprehensive treatment of World War II S-boats to be published in English, this book provides operational details of the German schnellboot, or motor torpedo boat, in all theaters where they were deployed during the war. With the help of a multitude of maps, photographs, and drawings, Frank chronicles every incident that involved the 53-knot fast attack craft. The author examines the S-boat's effectiveness as an integral part of the German military objectives of the time. This study of the schnellboot's successes and failures offers a first-class account of the surface warship that carried the offensive to the enemy longer than any other.
Additional info: About the Author
HANS FRANK served in the Federal German Navy from 1961 to 1999, when he retired as vice admiral of the S-Boat Flotilla.
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