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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
some forty warships and more than one hundred merchant ships. In
addition to interception and attack, they were also used for
minelaying, landing sabotage troops and general escort duties.
There had been, until this book was published, no comprehensive
operational history of the S-boat service in all the theatres in
which it saw service, but due to the relatively small number of
units it is possible to recount the duties and fates of each
individual craft and in this book the author examines the career of
each in detail. In addition, operations alongside the commando
units of the Kleinkampfverbande are covered. As the war progressed,
S-boats suffered from the increased Allied mastery of the seas and
skies but they were a formidable foe right to the end; this fine
book was the first to do full justice to their record of success,
and remains the foremost work on their operational history. **'The
history of naval warfare in the Second World War is a well-worn
path, and it is refreshing to encounter a work that is significant
and adds to our understanding. This is quite simply an outstanding
book.'** _The Mariner's Mirror_
In the early years of the Third Reich, Hermann Goring, one of the
most notorious leaders of the Third Reich, worked to establish his
own personal army to rival Himmler's SS and Reichswehr. The result:
a private Prussian police force which grew into one of the most
powerful armoured units in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht. This unit
fought throughout the Second World War, meeting Anglo-American
forces in vicious battles across the European theatres of Tunisia,
Sicily and Italy before finally being defeated by the Red Army on
the Eastern Front. The Hermann Goring Panzer Division incorporates
technical details of these battles with the turbulent politics and
Machiavellian manoeuvring of Hitler's inner circle, giving
military-history enthusiasts fresh insights into the development
and role of this unusual division through the war. Drawing on
first-hand accounts and extensive archive material, World War II
historian Lawrence Paterson presents a comprehensive and unbiased
history of the establishment of the famous 1\. Fallschirm-Panzer
Division.
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