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Golden Horseshoe, The - The Wartime Career of Otto Kretschmer U-Boat Ace

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 5/10/2021

Product Info

Title
Golden Horseshoe, The - The Wartime Career of Otto Kretschmer U-Boat Ace
Category
Author
Terence Robertson
Publish Year
2011
Pages
210
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147855134
Type
Softcover

Description

The legendary U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer was branded "the Wolf of the Atlantic," for his exploits as one of the Kriegsmarine's finest U-boat commanders. In his dramatic wartime career he sank ship after ship, sowing terror among Allied convoys and dismay in those charged with their protection. Kretschmer was a daring officer who favored bringing his U-boat into the heart of the convoy and destroying it from within.

Robertson draws upon first-hand accounts of the deadly game at sea to paint a masterly portrait of life in the U-boats and weaves in the fascinating story of Kretschmer's exploits. Kretschmer was eventually captured and became a prisoner of war in March 1941, spending the rest of the war in a POW camp in Canada, before his release in 1947.

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