Gordon Williamson

Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45 (2)

Illustrator: Palmer, Ian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This title, following on from Volume One, charts the continuing development of the German U-boat. It covers the development of the Type IX as a long-range "cruiser" intended for solo operations in distant waters, and the revolutionary Type XXI, the first true submarine rather than submersible.

Produktdetails

• New Vanguard
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 183mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9781841763644
• ISBN-10: 1841763640
• Artikelnr.: 22154040

Autorenporträt

Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey.

Inhaltsangabe

The Type IX
Armament
Torpedoes
Mines
Rockets
The Focke-Achgelis
Other standard equipment
The Type X
The Type XB
The Type XXI
The Type XXIII
The Wa201
The Type XVIIB
Foreign submarines
Midget submarines
Bibliography
Colour plate commentary
Index