Describes the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine's torpedo, which claimed 1,200 casualties and moved the United States away from neutrality and toward participation in World War I.
the men who defeated the Nazi u-boats and brought science to the art of warfare
Budiansky, Stephen
Uncovers the efforts of British and American scientists, lead by British physicist Patrick Blackett, who worked to stop German submarines during World War II using mathematics and probability theory. Describes how the insertion of science in the military realm changed twentieth-century warfare. Includes a map and a chronology.
Discusses the impact submarines had in W.W. II, their operation, their crews, British and Italian midget submarines, submarine principles, and living conditions.
Presents the memoirs of World War I Austrian U-boat commander Georg von Trapp, father of the famed von Trapp singers, and describes his personal experiences and early submarine warfare.
Chronicles the rise and eventual fall of Nazi Germany. Contents: Birth of the "U-boat peril" --A time for aces--Expanding the killing ground--The last, furious gasp.
