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Hitler's War Beneath the Waves

The menace of the U-Boats

Michael FitzGerald

9781789505863
256 pages
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Overview

Brings dramatically to life the nature of the combat between the hunter and hunted at sea, roles that could switch at the drop of a depth charge or the flick of a button to launch a torpedo.

Includes the history of the unique four-rota Enigma machine used for communication on board German submarines.


U-boat crews considered themselves an elite and they preferred to scuttle their boats at the end of the war rather than surrender. They also suffered the heaviest losses of any branch of the German armed forces: out of 40,000 men, more than 30,000 were killed. By 1945, the average age was 19 and the survival rate was three missions.

The fascinating story of the realities behind naval strategy in World War II.

Author Bio
Michael FitzGerald is the author of numerous history titles, including Storm Troopers of Satan: An Occult History of the Second World War; Adolf Hitler: A Portrait; and American Destiny: From Adam to Obama. In 2008 he was the principal speaker in Dark Fellowships: The Vril Society, on the Discovery Channel.