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Hunters and Killers, Volume 2: Anti-Submarine Warfare from 1943
Norman Polmar
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Description for Hunters and Killers, Volume 2: Anti-Submarine Warfare from 1943
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 black & white photographs, 2 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1006.
The second volume of Hunters and Killers begins with the early 1943 turning point of World War II's Battle of the Atlantic, when Allied efforts forced the U-boats to be withdrawn from the North Atlantic. With growing numbers of escort (jeep) aircraft carriers and very-long-range patrol aircraft, coupled with cryptologic breakthroughs and new weapons, the Allied anti-submarine advantage mounted even more quickly. The Germans attempted to counter these setbacks by introducing the snorkel, increasing new submarine construction, and developing revolutionary submarine designs, especially the highly-effective Type XXI. Nonetheless, the highly-organized Allied ASW defense of the Normandy invasion against ... Read more
The second volume of Hunters and Killers begins with the early 1943 turning point of World War II's Battle of the Atlantic, when Allied efforts forced the U-boats to be withdrawn from the North Atlantic. With growing numbers of escort (jeep) aircraft carriers and very-long-range patrol aircraft, coupled with cryptologic breakthroughs and new weapons, the Allied anti-submarine advantage mounted even more quickly. The Germans attempted to counter these setbacks by introducing the snorkel, increasing new submarine construction, and developing revolutionary submarine designs, especially the highly-effective Type XXI. Nonetheless, the highly-organized Allied ASW defense of the Normandy invasion against ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1006g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781612518978
SKU
V9781612518978
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About Norman Polmar
Norman Polmar is an analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and science and technology issues. He has been a consultant or advisor on naval-related issues to three U.S. senators, the Speaker of the House, and the Deputy Counselor to the President, as well as to the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has written or coauthored ... Read more
Reviews for Hunters and Killers, Volume 2: Anti-Submarine Warfare from 1943
With two authors such as Polmar and Whitman, readers are treated to a succinct, well-written historical assessment of the technical achievements in ASW. Each volume includes a series of page-length sidebar biographies of important personalities-usually flag-rank officers-whose great contributions, either operational or technical, advanced the field of ASW. These two books offer a textbook history of ASW development for historians ... Read more