Название: U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts: The Battle of the Atlantic
Автор: Gordon Williamson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Duel 3
ISBN: 978 1846031335
Год издания: 2007
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 81
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 3,6 MB
Winston Churchill claimed that the "U-boat peril" was the only thing that ever frightened him during World War II. A formidable foe, the U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, successfully stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoy ships. It was not until the destroyer escort was introduced, alongside the development of destroyer groups with dedicated anti-submarine tactics, that there was an effective means of defence and attack against the U-boat peril.