U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in World Wars [Hardcover]

Paul Kemp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

In both World Wars I and II, the German U-boat was the Allies' scourge, and in the latter conflict it very nearly won the day for the Nazis. Over a thousand of these powerful ships were destroyed in air and seaborne attacks, by surface vessels and submarines, in tough head-to-head encounters, chance meetings, and after extensive chases and hunts. Here is unprecedented detail of these sinkings and obliterations, of casualties on a massive scale, and of a victory hard-won. 256 pages, 6 x 9.

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About the Author

Paul Kemp is one of Britain's leading writers on naval history. He specialises in submarine activity; his most recent volume for Arms & Armour is Underwater Warriors published in Spring 1996 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557508593
• ISBN-13: 978-1557508591
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "U-boats Destroyed" - lots of errors, July 15, 2001

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This review is from: U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses in World Wars (Hardcover)

The Great War section is quite good but the WW2 section (the majority of the book) is full of errors, from the dates on which the boats were sunk, the positions in which U-boats were sunk, the cause of loss, some commanders names are incorrect.....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good but needs work, February 9, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: U-Boats Destroyed: German Submarine Losses In The World Wars (Paperback)

This is a good book I found nothing wrong with the world war 1 section but there are some problems with world war 2. Like U67 is not IXB but a IXC. Also a website that i trust alot disagrees with most of the survivors and lost. But overall this a good book. I think maybe Paul Kemp should write second edition.