War for England's Shores

Name: War for England's Shores
Brand: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
SKU: 9781399077910
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S-Boats and the Fight Against British Coastal Convoys

Autor: G H Bennett

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Editura: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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War for England''s Shores examines the Kriegsmarine''s S-Boat offensive along the English Channel an...

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Autor

G H Bennett

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2023

Pagini

296

EAN

9781399077910

Enbook ID

44056421

Editura

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Greutate

630

Dimensiuni

156 x 234

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War for England''s Shores examines the Kriegsmarine''s S-Boat offensive along the English Channel and the North Sea from 1940 to 1945, together with British and, later, Allied responses to nullify that threat. Very fast, and armed with torpedoes and mines, S-Boats posed a serious threat to the convoys that were forced to run close along the British coast on a daily basis. Despite the significance of this campaign and the real threat to the whole British war economy, it has been, until now, strangely overlooked by historians. Indeed, the book highlights issues around the maritime identity of those states and navies that see themselves in oceanic terms, at the expense of engagement with, and operations in, coastal waters.Using an array of archival materials from Britain, Germany and the USA, The War for England’s Shores examines why the Germans failed to make the most of this opportunity to disrupt British trade. G H Bennett analyses how the British slowly countered the threat by embracing new technologies and developing a system of sea control that gradually forced the German S-Boat arm from the offensive against Britain''s coastal convoys, and on to the defensive in the months leading up to the invasion of France. The author also looks at the S-Boat campaign along these convoy routes in the context of present-day interest in littoral warfare, so that the work has a vital and current appeal and offers significant and surprising insights.The book offers an unparalleled exploration of a key moment in the development of coastal warfare, and will appeal to historians and enthusiasts as well as defence analysts and naval personnel.

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