{"product_id":"submarines-of-world-war-ii-technical-guides-1939-45","title":"Submarines of World War II (Technical Guides): 1939-45","description":"From the very beginning of World War II, the German U-boats proved their worth, attacking Atlantic shipping and imposing a trangulating blockade on Allied supply lines that seriously degraded Britain’s ability to wage war. In the Pacific theatre, US Navy submarines terrorised Japanese shipping, sinking over 1,000 ships, including a battleship, eight carriers and 11 heavy cruisers.Arranged by country and by date, this book offers a detailed guide to the major types of submarine to serve in World War II. Find out about German U-boat U-47’s daring raid on the British naval base at Scapa Flow in October 1939, where it sank the battleship\u0026amp;nbsp;Royal Oak; marvel at the power of the German U-boat Wolf Packs, who sunk 32 Allied ships from Convoy SC-7 in just two days in 1940; learn about the Japanese I-19, which sunk the USS\u0026amp;nbsp;Wasp\u0026amp;nbsp;and USS\u0026amp;nbsp;O’Brien\u0026amp;nbsp;with a remarkable single salvo of six torpedoes in 1942; explore the German Type XXI diesel-electric\u0026amp;nbsp;Elektroboot, the first type designed to operate primarily submerged; wonder at the Japanese I-400 class carrier-submarine, which was equipped with floatplanes; and discover how U-boat U-405 was destroyed by a combination of small arms fire and ramming by American destroyer USS\u0026amp;nbsp;Borie\u0026amp;nbsp;in one of the most dramatic surface encounters of the war.Illustrated with more than 100 vivid artworks,\u0026amp;nbsp;Technical Guide: Submarines of World War II\u0026amp;nbsp;is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.","brand":"E V Martindale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44212227637308,"sku":"9781838864637","price":6595.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9781838864637.jpg?v=1776693057","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/submarines-of-world-war-ii-technical-guides-1939-45","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}