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U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy
By Gordon Williamson and Ian Palmer
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As was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace. This book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It then covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies.
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Gordon Williamson is a retired civil servant who spent several years working for the Royal Military Police (TA). He has written over 60 military books, including a number of titles for Osprey: ELI 183 U-boat Tactics in World War II, MAA 434 World War II German Police Units etc. Amongst his primary interests are the German Navy in World War II, U-Boats, and the Military Police forces of the Allied and Axis armies. He lives near Edinburgh in Scotland.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesante aproximación a la historia del arma submarina alemana durante la Gran Guerra. Excelentes fotos pero en esta ocasión, a diferencia de otros títulos de la serie, las ilustraciones son algo pobres. Buen resumen del desarrollo de los diversos tipos de submarinos y sus distintos cometidos a lo largo de la contienda. Hubiera sido deseable una descripción más larga y precisa de su uso operativo, su destino tras la guerra y sus diferencias respecto a sus homólogos ingleses, por ejemplo.