Gunther Prien and U-47: The Bull of Scapa Flow. From the Sinking of HMS Royal Oak to the Battle of the Atlantic, Hardback - Dougie Martindale

Includes specifications, crew duties and life on board U-47.

Reducere. DescriptionOn the night of 13 October 1939, the Type VIIB U-boat U-47, on its second war patrol, penetrated the main Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow ...

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This definitive guide to Scapa Flow has been expanded and updated. Scapa Flow has international acclaim as one of the top five wreck diving locatio...

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An authentic and gripping account of one boat's war in the Atlantic. Profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs. Written by an acknowledge...

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