Midget Submarines 1939–45
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2025
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-279-8 (ISBN)
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-279-8 (ISBN)
A fully illustrated comprehensive catalog of midget submarines deployed during World War II.
Some of the most daring naval raids undertaken during World War II involved the use of midget submarines—craft of under 150 tons and crewed by just a handful of men—including Japanese midget submarines deployed at Pearl Harbor, the British X-craft attack on the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord protected by layers of antisubmarine defenses, an Italian Maiale attaching limpet mines to the HMS Valiant, and German craft attacking Allied shipping off landing beaches.
This Casemate Illustrated Special features all classes of midget subs and human torpedoes designed and used during World War II and explores how they were used. It also features the recovery of various wrecks of German, British, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines, including the search for the midget submarines sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The final chapter features the restoration, testing and successful operation of a German Biber midget submarine.
Period photographs, artwork, and exterior and interior images of the many midget submarines preserved in museums accompany the expert text.
Some of the most daring naval raids undertaken during World War II involved the use of midget submarines—craft of under 150 tons and crewed by just a handful of men—including Japanese midget submarines deployed at Pearl Harbor, the British X-craft attack on the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord protected by layers of antisubmarine defenses, an Italian Maiale attaching limpet mines to the HMS Valiant, and German craft attacking Allied shipping off landing beaches.
This Casemate Illustrated Special features all classes of midget subs and human torpedoes designed and used during World War II and explores how they were used. It also features the recovery of various wrecks of German, British, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines, including the search for the midget submarines sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The final chapter features the restoration, testing and successful operation of a German Biber midget submarine.
Period photographs, artwork, and exterior and interior images of the many midget submarines preserved in museums accompany the expert text.
Ingo Bauernfeind studied military and naval history, visual communication, and documentary film at Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu. Ingo has completed 30 books about naval, military, and aviation history and has directed or co-produced award-winning documentaries in cooperation with German and American TV network, including films about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War. In addition, Ingo has been producing interactive museum guides for history and naval museums in Pearl Harbor and in Germany.
Foreword/Introduction
Germany
Japan
Italy
Great Britain
Search and Recovery of sunken midget submarines
Restoring and Operating a WWII midget sub
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 250+ illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63624-279-0 / 1636242790 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63624-279-8 / 9781636242798 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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