Schnellboote: A Complete Operational History

by Lawrence Paterson

Book Overview

The Kriegsmarine's Schnellboote fast attack boats, or E-boats to the Allies, were the primary German naval attack units in coastal waters throughout the Second World War. Operating close to their various bases they became a devastatingly effective weapon in nearly all the Kriegsmarine's theatres of war, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It was in the English Channel, however, that they scored their most notable successes, destroying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399082280
• ISBN13: 9781399082280
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages