{"product_id":"submarines-of-world-war-ii-9781838864637","title":"Submarines of World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than 100 submarine artworks, \u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Submarines of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArranged 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 \u003ci\u003eRoyal Oak\u003c\/i\u003e; 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 \u003ci\u003eWasp\u003c\/i\u003e and USS \u003ci\u003eO'Brien\u003c\/i\u003e with a remarkable single salvo of six torpedoes in 1942; explore the German Type XXI diesel-electric \u003ci\u003eElektroboot\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eBorie\u003c\/i\u003e in one of the most dramatic surface encounters of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than 100 vivid artworks, \u003ci\u003eTechnical Guide: Submarines of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.V. Martindale\u003c\/b\u003e specializes in maritime, engineering, and railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects over the last 30 years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127651528978,"sku":"9781838864637","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52bea6c3-9b24-449a-b9a8-4c49e5025364.jpg?v=1773741299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/submarines-of-world-war-ii-9781838864637","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}