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Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted: 1942-1945 Hardcover – November 1, 1998

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The first volume of Clay Blair's magisterial, highly praised narrative history of the German submarine war against Allied shipping in World War II, The Hunters, 1939-1942, described the Battle of the Atlantic waged first against the British Empire and then against the Americas. This second and concluding volume, The Hunted, 1942-1945, covers the period when the fortunes of the German Navy were completely reversed, and it suffered perhaps the most devastating defeat of any of the German forces.

In unprecedented detail and drawing on sources never used before, Clay Blair continues the dramatic and authoritative story of the failures and fortunes of the German U-boat campaign against the United States and Great Britain. All the major patrols and sorties made by the Germans are described in detail and with considerable human interest: the Peleus and Laconia affairs; the capture at sea of U-505; the crisis of German command; the futile operations against the Americas; and the mounting and devastating losses that, in effect, entirely destroyed the German submarine service.

Amid the riveting accounts of battles at sea in Volume I, military historian Blair, who served on an American submarine in the Pacific against Japan, postulates that the German U-boat peril in the Atlantic has been "vastly overblown" in previously published histories and memoirs of that naval struggle, as well as in films. As a consequence, Blair writes, a false mythology about the effectiveness of U-boats has taken root, and in order to clearly and fully understand World War II, one must put the U-boat threat into proper perspective.

Although neither volume is intended to be "technical" in nature, Blair does not neglect the scientific developments of the U-boat war. These include radar and radar detectors, active and passive sonar, Axis encoding machines and exotic Allied decoding machines, high-frequency direction finding (Huff Duff), Hedgehogs, depth charges, and sophisticated U-boat torpedoes. He describes how these devices worked and how they influenced the course of the naval battle.

The remarkable story of Hitler's U-Boat War has been one of the last World War II subjects without a conclusive treatment. Now, thanks to Clay Blair, this has been brilliantly remedied.

Print length

909 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Random House
Publication date

November 1, 1998
Dimensions

6.25 x 1.75 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

0679457429
ISBN-13

978-0679457428
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This mammoth book concludes the two-volume set that began with The Hunters, 1939-1942. If the first installment charted the rise of the U-boat, this one describes its downfall as the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War. A careful scholar, Blair never overstates the impact the U-boats played on the war's final outcome, even though they sank roughly 3,000 ships. He is, above all, comprehensive. Rather than a breezy overview, this book describes, spread out over nearly 900 pages (including 20 appendices!), almost every U-boat action in the second half of the war. Some readers will find this level of detail exhausting, but others will revel in it, and The Hunted is sure to be regarded as a standard in its field. --John J. Miller

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lume of Clay Blair's magisterial, highly praised narrative history of the German submarine war against Allied shipping in World War II, The Hunters, 1939-1942, described the Battle of the Atlantic waged first against the British Empire and then against the Americas. This second and concluding volume, The Hunted, 1942-1945, covers the period when the fortunes of the German Navy were completely reversed, and it suffered perhaps the most devastating defeat of any of the German forces.

In unprecedented detail and drawing on sources never used before, Clay Blair continues the dramatic and authoritative story of the failures and fortunes of the German U-boat campaign against the United States and Great Britain. All the major patrols and sorties made by the Germans are described in detail and with considerable human interest: the Peleus and Laconia affairs; the capture at sea of U-505; the crisis of German command; the futile operations against the Americas; and the mounting and dev

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; First Edition (November 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 909 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679457429
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679457428
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.75 x 10 inches

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The definite study of the atlantic war

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018

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I purchased both of Clay's books a while back and finally decided to review this one, all i can say is WOW, there are very few books out there that i can read over and over and these are some of them, the level of detail the author dug up is simply amazing,it completely baffles me how some reviewers dont like the book because it "has too much detail"?? my God,thats the best part of it!!! i guess thats what sets apart "casual" WW2 readers vs die hard historians like myself ,so be warned, if you are looking for a 200 page book that tells you "Yeah the U boat threat was never really that and the allies won the war" with a bunch of color pictures and a DVD included with the latest Hollywood CGI please go elsewhere, these are highly detailed and technical books packed with info for the hardcore! if i have a very small criticism of the book is that Blair is a little biased towards the Germans but this is because he served during WW2 on a allied Sub so thats expected, no biggie,he more than makes up for it,outstanding books!!

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J. Pink

Great history part two

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021

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Gives you an insight of what went on between the Germans and the Allies as they mutually tried to out wit and out develop each other for the ultimate weapon or counter measures to out do their foe.

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017

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As good as the Submarine war against Japan. Very insightful as to British attitudes toward their allies. As the past has so often proved the Brits didn't know their ass from their elbow. The learning curve was actually slower for them than the U.S. and Canada.

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HarrySims

A great read and well worth the time.

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2019

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Tremendous detail and in layman's language. Great for history buffs, especially WWII.

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Just what I was looking for!

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022

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Just the book I was looking for, in great shape.

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CountvanR

Excellent work. Clay Blair gives convincing evidence that the ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2015

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Excellent work. Clay Blair gives convincing evidence that the U-boats did not, after all, really come close to stopping shipping getting to England. Excellent facts and excellent statistics. Well done yet very readable book!

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DUCK HUNTER

A GREAT BOOK ON THE UBOAT WAR

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019

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This is to me the most thorough book on the U Boat war

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RJS

Definitive but exhausting

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 1999

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I read "The Hunters (1939-1942)" and looked forward to the completion of the history. This book did not disappoint: firm mastery of facts, succinct prose, and even-handed reporting. It completes the most detailed U-boat history I have ever read. However, I must confess that, by the time I finished reading "The Hunted", I was worn out. After awhile, the facts became mind-numbing and the battle stories all seemed the same. For that reason, I depth-charged a star off the rating. I was relieved when Mr. Blair was able to report the end of the war. Mr. Blair, congratulations, I surrender.

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