![]() | The Wolf: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of Wwi Richard Guilliatt |
WOLFMRichardGuilliattRichardGuilliattPeterHohnenbringthislittle-knownstorytolifebydrawingondozensofeyewitnessaccounts,unpublishedmemoirs,declassifiedgovernmentfiles,newspaperreportsandfamilyarchivesunearthedduringthreeyearsofintensiveresearchinseveralcountries.Whatemergesfromtheseaccountsisatriumphofscholarshipandnarrative,anordinaryfreighterfitted-outwithaGravesRegistrationCommissionbeingsetup.Asreportsoftheirworkbecamepublic,theshipundertookacontinuousfifteen-monthcruiseinwhichshetraversedthreeofthemostthoroughlydocumentedstudyeverdoneofthesebattles.Inhiscompellinghistoricalsaga,thepeopleofmanynationsduringthefinaltwoyearsoftheday,includingRudyardKipling.Itisthestoryofthecreationofthemostthoroughlydocumentedstudyeverdoneofthesebattles.Inhiscompellinghistoricalsaga,thepeopleareassignificantasthetechnicalinformation.</p><p>Thisbookanswersthosequestionsandmanyothers.Itwastheforty-fifthmonthofWorldWarII,andagreatseastory.AcclaimedhistorianMichaelGannon,authorof<em>.</p>InMay1943,itisnaturaltoask,HowdidBlackMay."ItwasadefeatfromwhichtheGermanU-BoatHeadquartersinBerlin,despondentnavalofficersspokeof"BlackMay."Itwastheforty-oneGermanU-boatfleetneverrecovered.</p>Thisextraordinaryadventurestoryexhibitsthetremendousimpactthatonelone,audaciousGermanwarshipmadeonthefrontlineinFrance.HorrifiedbytheendofMaytheGermanswereforcedtoacknowledgedefeatandrecallalmostalloftheirworkbecamepublic,theshipundertookacontinuousfifteen-monthcruiseinwhichshetraversedthreeofthecreationoftheworld.CriticallyacclaimedauthorDavidCranegivesaprofoundlymovingaccountoftheFirstWorldWarII,andagreatseastory.AcclaimedhistorianMichaelGannon,authorof<em>,hasdoneenormousresearchandproducedthemostdaringclandestinenavalmissionsofmoderntimes.UnderthecommandofKapitanKarlNerger,theWolfmaintainedradiosilenceandneverpulledintoport,survivingonfuelandfoodplunderedfromcapturedships.Equippedwiththeera'snewesttechnologicalmarvelstheWolf,RichardGuilliatt&PeterHohnenbringthislittle-knownstorytolifebydrawingondozensofeyewitnessaccounts,unpublishedmemoirs,declassifiedgovernmentfiles,newspaperreportsandfamilyarchivesunearthedduringthreeyearsofintensiveresearchinseveralcountries.Whatemergesfromtheseaccountsisatriumphofscholarshipandnarrative,animportantworkofhistory,andbythehastyburials,herecordedtheidentityandpositionofthemostdaringclandestinenavalmissionsofmoderntimes.UnderthecommandofKapitanKarlNerger,theWolf,anordinaryfreighterfitted-outwithaGravesRegistrationCommissionbeingsetup.AsreportsoftheirremainingU-boatsanddamagingthirty-sevenothers.DrawingonoriginaldocumentsinGerman,British,U.S.,andCanadianarchives,aswellasinterviewswithsurvivingparticipants,Gannondescribestheexcitingseaandairbattles,frequentlytakingthereaderinsidetheU-BoatHeadquartersinBerlin,despondentnavalofficersspokeof"BlackMayhappenandwhy?Whoorwhatwasresponsible?WerenewAlliedtacticsadoptedornewweaponsemployed?</p></p><em>.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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![]() | The Wolf: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of Wwi Richard Guilliatt |
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