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Tirpitz in Norway: X-craft Midget Submarines Raid the Fjords, Operation Source 1943

Door Angus Konstam

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#366644-XM1
Titel
Tirpitz in Norway: X-craft Midget Submarines Raid the Fjords, Operation Source 1943
Auteur
Konstam, Angus
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Oxford :Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2019
ISBN10
1472835859
ISBN13
9781472835857
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with b/w and colour photographs, small 4to.
Samenvatting
This study explores, in detail, the gripping tale of a handful of British X-Craft submarines which stole into one of the best-protected anchorages of World War II and crippled the great German battleship Tirpitz. In September 1943, under the cover of darkness, six British midget submarines crept into the heart of enemy territory, penetrating a heavily guarded Norwegian fjord in an attempt to eliminate the threat of the powerful German battleship, the Tirpitz. Numerous previous attempts to attack the ship from both air and sea had failed, and this mission was carefully strategized and undertaken by skilled operatives who had undergone extensive training in an isolated sea loch. Though five of the six X-Craft submarines were either lost or captured, two crews had just enough time to lay thei... (Lees verder)r explosive charges, which detonated after they were forced to the surface, putting the Tirpitz out of action for a crucial six-month period. Masterminded from a top-secret naval headquarters on the east coast of Scotland, Operation Source has been memorialized as one of the most daring naval raids of World War II. This new study tells the complete story of this epic operation in unparalleled detail, supported by full-color illustrations and contemporary photography.
Pagina's
81
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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