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The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-Boat War: Disaster in the Mid-Atlantic Illustrated Edition

by James P. Duffy (Author)
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Packed with rich detail and analysis, this exciting tale of war at sea relates the dramatic and moving true story of the sinking of the British liner Laconia and its consequences for the conduct of marine warfare.

Duffy discusses in rich detail the dire and dramatic true story of the sinking of the British Liner Laconia by the dreaded U-Boat 156, a vessel crowded with 1800 Italian POWs, 103 Polish soldiers, and 463 officers and crew. As Laconia went down, U-156 surfaced and sent a signal that brought two other U-boats, an Italian submarine, and three Vichy French warships to assist with rescue operations. But on the morning of September 16, a U.S. bomber flew over U-156, now packed with several hundred Laconia survivors. The crew unfurled a large Red Cross flag. Nevertheless, the submarine was attacked. The Laconia survivors were ordered over the side into lifeboats. Damaged, U-156 left the area as other U-boats commenced rescue operations.

In the wake of the incident, German Admiral Karl Donitz issued the Laconia Order demanding that all attempts to rescue Allied survivors of merchant ships be ended. The order provoked an international outcry against inhumane treatment of survivors stranded at sea. In the aftermath of the war, Donitz was charged and acquitted of war crimes in connection with this order.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0275993647
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0275993641
  3. Edition
    Illustrated
  4. Publisher
    Praeger
  5. Publication date
    May 14, 2009
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.38 x 9.21 inches
  8. Print length
    152 pages
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“Duffy is an author and military historian, and he documents the controversial 1942 sinking of the British liner Laconia and the rescue operations that were initiated by the same German U-Boat that fired the torpedoes. Written for military and history buffs, this book details the moral and procedural complexities of confrontations between military and merchant forces, especially in regards to ships such as the Laconia that were transporting POWs and operating under the flags of the Red Cross. The consequences of the sinking, which resulted in indictments at the Nuremburg Trials, are also analyzed.” ―Reference & Research Book News

About the Author

James P. Duffy is a writer who specializes in military history. His published works include Praeger's Target: America: Hitler's Plan to Attack the United States and Hitler's Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II .

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Praeger; Illustrated edition (May 14, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0275993647
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0275993641
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.38 x 9.21 inches
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James P. Duffy is the author of over a dozen previous books, most on military history. His World War II titles include The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-Boat War, Target America, and Hitler's Secret Pirate Fleet. He has also written on the American Civil War and the rulers of Imperial Russia. He resides with his family in New Jersey.

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E. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars I saw the mini series on this on the Acorn ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015
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I saw the mini series on this on the Acorn channel and it was so interesting. This book is filled with all kinds of facts on U-Boats in addition to this story , very interesting.
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C. KAREN ALTIERI
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting historical note, but the book was a jumble ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
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Interesting historical note, but the book was a jumble of facts and only partly about the Laconia and her passengers. It would have made more interesting reading to hear what had happened to the survivors. Instead, we know what happened to the German figures, but very little about the passengers, and nothing about the American action.
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A. A. Nofi
5.0 out of 5 stars A Forgotten Turning Point in the Atlantic War
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014
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'The sinking of the British liner Laconia, with 2,500 souls aboard, including some 1,800 Italian prisoners-of-war, marked a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic. Hitherto, U-boats had usually tried to make some provision for survivors of ships they had sunk. But when U-156 attempted a rescue of the hundreds of survivors, even radioing nearby ships for help, Allied aircraft intervened to attack her. U-156 abandoned the rescue, and upwards of 1,600 people perished. The incident prompted the German Navy to issue orders that there were to be no further attempts at rescuing survivors. Duffy, who has written several works on the war, examines this incident within the context of the overall Battle of the Atlantic, drawing memoirs, diaries, interviews, and other sources. In the process of telling the grim story of the Laconia, he gives us a look at the 1914-1918 submarine campaign in the Atlantic and the opening rounds of the 1939-1945 war, noting that outright atrocities were rare, filmdom notwithstanding. An excellent look at the history of the U-boat war, this will prove reward reading for anyone interested in the Second World War or submarine operations.'

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