Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruisers
Gordon Williamson ; Ian Palmer (Illustratør)
Despite being relatively unknown compared to famous ships like Graf Spee or Bismarke, or the more famous U-boats, the Auxiliary
Cruisers were immensely successful, not only in the number of enemy ships they sank, but in the resources which were tied up trying to track them down. Les mer
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Despite being relatively unknown compared to famous ships like Graf Spee or Bismarke, or the more famous U-boats, the Auxiliary
Cruisers were immensely successful, not only in the number of enemy ships they sank, but in the resources which were tied
up trying to track them down. The Royal Navy's auxiliary cruisers tended to be merchant vessels used to protect convoys from
attack. The German Auxiliary Cruisers, however, heavily armed and usually carried torpedo tubes as well as guns and even sometimes
their own aircraft. These ships were aggressive predators, searching the sea lanes for unsuspecting enemy merchants, and were
not only capable of destroying enemy merchant ships, but also of defending themselves against well-armed enemy warships. This
book looks at the specifications and designs of the 11 Auxiliary Cruisers, as well as their combat histories, their eventual
fates, and the careers of some of the most famous commanders.
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Utgitt:
2009
Forlag: Osprey Publishing
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 48
ISBN: 9781846033339
Format: 25 x 18 cm
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Introduction · Chronology · Design and development · Operational use · Aftermath
Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military
Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their recipients. He
is the author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey.