Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Strory of Germany's Fast U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II

by Michael Gannon

Overview

An account of Germany's little known U-boat campaign against merchant shipping along the North American Atlantic coast during the first six months of 1942. It also documents the failure of the US Navy to meet the German attack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062039064
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/27/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	530
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Michael Gannon is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Florida, where he taught the history of World War II. He resides in Gainesville and is the author of seven books. In the l950s he wrote on military subjects from Europe. In 1968 he served as a war correspondent in Vietnam. Also a scholar in the field of Spanish colonial history, he has received numerous awards and honors, including Knight Commander of the Order of Isabel la Catolica from King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

What People are Saying About This

Thomas Fleming

"An absolutely stunning book...the stuff of Pulitzer Prizes."

Clay Blair

"A truly wonderful book--the best by far that I have read on U-boats and believe me, I have read them all. It combines a great knowledge of U-boats and meticulous scholarship with dramatic narrative."

Editorial Reviews

Interviews with a U-boat skipper, former German crew members and U.S. and British military personnel help explain why the Allies lost nearly 400 ships to U-boat attacks; evidence suggests that well-informed British intelligence was disregarded by the Anglophobic U.S. chief of naval operations. ``The book will be of enormous interest to sub warfare buffs,'' said PW. Photos. (June)

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