Hitler's Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II

by James P. Duffy

Book Overview

They were the deadliest ships of World War II--nine German commerce raiders disguised as peaceful cargo ships, flying the flags of neutral and allied nations. In reality these heavily armed warships roamed the world's oceans at will, like twentieth-century pirates. They struck unsuspecting freighters and tankers out of the darkness of night or from behind a curtain of fog and mist. For almost three years they led the Royal Navy on a deadly chase from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803266529
• ISBN13: 9780803266520
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.0"