Midget Submarine Commander: The Life of Rear Admiral Godfrey Place VC, CB, CVO, DSC

by Paul Watkins

Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, lying in her fortified mooring in a Norwegian fjord. Lieutenant Godfrey Place was in command of submarine X7 in September 1943 and traveled over 1000 miles, negotiating minefields and antisubmarine nets to accurately place four tons of high explosive under the hull of the Tirpitz. He was awarded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848848005
• ISBN13: 9781848848009
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"