Description
An essential new account of how anti-submarine warfare is conducted, with a focus on both historic and present-day operations. This new book shows how until 1944 U-boats operated as submersible torpedo craft which relied heavily on the surface for movement and charging their batteries. This pattern was repeated in WWI
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Echoes from the Past, 1917-1940 2. Mastering the Submersible, 1939-1943 3. Elusive Victory: Countering the Schnorkel, 1944-1945 4. The Dawn of Modern Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1944-1946 5. Short-Term Problems, Long-Term, Solutions, 1945-1946 6. New Problems, Old Recipes, 1947-1948 7. Future Uncertainties, 1948-1949 Conclusion: Joining up the Dots, 1944-1949