Companion to the German Navy 1939-1945

Companion to the German Navy 1939-1945
Jak P. Mallmann Showell (Author)
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: The History Press Ltd (15 Jun 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0752451014
ISBN-13: 9780752451015

The German Navy of the Second World War, known as the Kriegsmarine, became a feared and respected adversary across and beneath the high seas, its marauding U-boat 'wolf packs' coming close to defeating Britain in the Battle of the Atlantic. Jak Mallmann Showell examines the different roles of the German Navy and its organisation and training activities during the war years. Incidents and operations are described in detail, together with technical data for ships, U-boats and their weaponry. A guide to German Navy uniforms and insignia is included, together with full details of rank structure and specialist trades. Fully illustrated with maps and rare photographs, this authoritative study of the formidable Kriegsmarine in the Second World War will appeal to anyone to anyone with an interest in the armed forces of the Third Reich.