ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD U-BOAT
From German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «U-BOAT»
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1
U-
Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang Luth
Nevertheless, his accomplishments were overshadowed by those of other great aces, such as Prien, Kretschmer, and Topp. The publication of this book in hardcover in 1990 marked the first comprehensive study of Luth's life.
2
The
U-
boat War in the Caribbean
Without overstating the importance of the peripheral operation, the author of this book, Gaylord Kelshall, analyzes its successes in a region that experienced 36 percent of all worldwide shipping losses by the end of 1942.
3
Hitler's
U-
boat Fortresses
Bradham served as a staff-sergeant squad leader who fought against the Germans in Brittany.
4
Wolf Pack: The Story of the
U-
Boat in World War II
In this comprehensive book, the wartime development of the U-Boat is traced along with the experiences of typical U-Boat crewmen, from recruitment to combat.
5
U-
boat Tactics in World War II
This book analyses how the U-boats dominated the seas thanks to their innovative and daring tactical deployment, and how the cracking of the Enigma code effectively hamstrung them, greatly reducing their impact, a problem that even their ...
6
Defeating the
U-
Boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare
In Defeating the U-boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare, Newport Paper 36, Jan S. Breemer tells the story of the British response to the German submarine threat.
Gordon Williamson provides a fascinating overview of the achievements of the U-Boat Waffe in both wars, together with a study of the uniforms and insignia worn by U-Boat crews.
8
Grey Wolf:
U-
Boat Crewman of World War II
Illustrated with many previously unpublished images, this book offers a fresh insight into the experiences of the men in Dänitz's legendary 'wolf packs'.
9
Wolf:
U-
boat commanders in World War II
Examines the lives of many U-Bootwaffe officers, including the famous and the not-so-well known, to determine what type of men they were.
10
Hitler's
U-
Boat War: The Hunters, 1939-1942
The Blair history will be published in two volumes. This first volume, The Hunters, covers the first three years of the war, August 1939 to August 1942.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «U-BOAT»
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U-boat is used in the context of the following news items.
U-boat to Singapore
The U-boat crew had been briefed that their passengers were engineers headed for occupied Norway, to help build reinforced submarine docks. But after they ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
WW1 German U-boat propeller returned
The propeller from the first German U-Boat to be sunk 100 years ago during the First World War has been returned to its homeland. The propeller had been ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Londonderry: The day the U-boat crew surrendered
A retired priest has described how he peered through the periscope of a surrendered German U-boat as he was given an exclusive tour days after Hitler's ... «BBC News, May 15»
Wartime navy captain blamed for failed Nazi U-boat attack now …
The reputation of a disgraced wartime navy captain has been restored, thanks to the discoveries of a documentary featuring the finder of the Titanic. For more ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
How an Expedition to Study a Sunken Nazi U-Boat Rescued a …
"Nazi Attack on America," a documentary premiering Wednesday on PBS, shows how close the Nazis came to bringing World War II to America's shores — but ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»
Divers recover £34m of silver coins from ship sunk by U-boat
A second world war German submarine, U-570, captured by the Royal Navy in 1941. The SS City of Cairo was torpedoed by a U-boat while bringing 100 tonnes ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Three-mile dive plucks £50m in rupees from ship sunk by U-boat
For 70 years, a significant chunk of taxpayer's money has been gathering silt. Five hundred miles from the nearest land and three miles beneath the surface of ... «The Times, Apr 15»
Clarence Dock 'U-boat captain' jailed for £1m VAT fraud
A fraudster who used cash from a £1m VAT scam to build a replica U-boat on a canal has been jailed. Richard Williams, 55, made false tax claims on orders for ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
U-boat 'commander' hires private jet with proceeds from £1m VAT …
A self-styled U-boat commander funded his eccentric and lavish lifestyle with a "sophisticated" £1 million VAT scam, a court heard. Fraudster Richard Williams ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
U-boat captain is sunk by the taxman over his £1million fiddle
A CAPTAIN BIRDSEYE lookalike who cruised the canals of Britain in a mock German U-boat could be jailed after swindling the taxman out of more than ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
