 | by Peillard, Léonce
(The Laconia Affair, September 12, 1942)
1988, Robert Laffont, Paris
ISBN 2221034392
268 pages
This book gives a general account of the Laconia Affair. This was a very unusual case in which 3 German U-boats were attacked by a US B-24 Liberator bomber while flying the Red Cross and trying to rescue hundreds of Italian POWs and others from drowning. Revised and expanded edition of book first published in 1961. |
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 | by Peillard, Léonce
1963, Putnam
ISBN 0553230700
270 pages
This book gives a general account of the Laconia Affair. This was a very unusual case in which 3 German U-boats were attacked by a US B-24 Liberator bomber while flying the Red Cross and trying to rescue hundreds of Italian POWs and others from drowning. This book was also published under the title "U-boats to the Rescue." | | |
 | by Peillard, Léonce
(The Laconia affair)
1963, Neff Verlag Stuttgart
This book gives a general account of the Laconia Affair. This was a very unusual case in which 3 German U-boats were attacked by a US B-24 Liberator bomber while flying the Red Cross and trying to rescue hundreds of Italian POWs and others from drowning. | | |
 | by Peillard, Léonce
(The Laconia Affair)
Hardcover, no photos or illustrations
This book gives a general account of the Laconia Affair. This was a very unusual case in which 3 German U-boats were attacked by a US B-24 Liberator bomber while flying the Red Cross and trying to rescue hundreds of Italian POWs and others from drowning. This book was published in the early 1970s (almost unbelievable - published during the period of strictest Communist rule!) and can sometimes be found in public libraries. | | |
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