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On June 4, 1944 a US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German U-boat as a prize, but the capture of U-505 was different. Captain Gallery and his Task Group 22.3 devised a risky plan to capture scuttled U-boats.
This book analyses in detail Gallery's dangerous strategy, using contemporary sources to explore why he thought the reward was worth the risk: instead of attempting to sink the next U-boat that surfaced among them, a destroyer escort would send off its whaleboat. Everyone else was to smother the U-boat with light gunfire to encourage its crew to abandon quickly. Unaware that the Allies had already cracked the German's codes and the capture of a U-boat could endanger that secret, Gallery hoped to capture the vessel's codes and coding equipment to read U-boat message traffic. The plan culminated in the capture of U-505 in early June, which nearly caused the exposure of the Bletchley Park codebreaking secret.
Featuring contemporary photographs, specially commissioned artwork and 3D maps, this book is a fascinating exploration of one of the most controversial and dangerous raids, which could have changed the outcome of World War II as we know it.
On June 4, 1944 a US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German U-boat as a prize, but the capture of U-505 was different. Captain Gallery and his Task Group 22.3 devised a risky plan to capture scuttled U-boats.
This book analyses in detail Gallery's dangerous strategy, using contemporary sources to explore why he thought the reward was worth the risk: instead of attempting to sink the next U-boat that surfaced among them, a destroyer escort would send off its whaleboat. Everyone else was to smother the U-boat with light gunfire to encourage its crew to abandon quickly. Unaware that the Allies had already cracked the German's codes and the capture of a U-boat could endanger that secret, Gallery hoped to capture the vessel's codes and coding equipment to read U-boat message traffic. The plan culminated in the capture of U-505 in early June, which nearly caused the exposure of the Bletchley Park codebreaking secret.
Featuring contemporary photographs, specially commissioned artwork and 3D maps, this book is a fascinating exploration of one of the most controversial and dangerous raids, which could have changed the outcome of World War II as we know it.
Introduction
Origins
The Plan
The Raid
Aftermath
Analysis
Further Reading
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 80 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472849366 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472849361 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Lardas, Mark |
| Illustrator: | Cano Rodriguez, Irene |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 243 x 182 x 6 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark Lardas |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.11.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
Introduction
Origins
The Plan
The Raid
Aftermath
Analysis
Further Reading
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 80 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472849366 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472849361 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Lardas, Mark |
| Illustrator: | Cano Rodriguez, Irene |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 243 x 182 x 6 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark Lardas |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.11.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
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