The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-boat War: Disaster in the Mid-atlantic

by Duffy, James P.

• ISBN13: 9780275993641
• ISBN10: 0275993647
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-14
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

This is first book that deals exclusively with the U.S. torpedo problem in World War II, building its case out of original research from the archives of the Bureau of Ordnance, the Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral Lockwood's personal correspondence, and records from the British Admiralty. These sources are complemented by correspondence and interviews with men who actually participated in the events described.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Sighting Laconia	p. 1
U-Boats at War	p. 3
Undersea Warriors	p. 33
From Luxury Liner to Prison Ship	p. 51
Wideawake Field	p. 63
Sinking Laconia	p. 69
A Message to the Enemy	p. 83
Air Attack	p. 89
Aftermath	p. 95
Finale	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 119
Index	p. 123
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