ENIGMA U-BOATS - BREAKING THE CODE

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The true story behind one of the most gripping episodes in the history of World War 2 is told in this book by an acknowledged expert in the history of the German U-boat arm. Originally published in July 2000, the book sold out within months of publication; its return will be warmly welcomed by everyone interested in the history of espionage and military history.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• 1. Enigma - The Impenetrable Puzzle
• 2. The German Radio System
• 3. The First Naval Enigma Wheels
• - The Sinking of U33
• 4. Weather Ships for Bletchley Park
• 5. U-boats at Sea
• 6. The Secret Capture
• - U110 - The Victim
• - Lemp`s State of Mind
• - The Convoy System in Early 1941
• - Convoy 0B318
• - The Day of the Capture
• 7. The Surrender of U570
• 8. Shark - The Four-wheel Enigma Code
• - Boarding USS9
• - The Dive
• 9. Stranded in Africa
• 10. The Capture of USOS
• 11. Other Secret Captures?
• - Secrets from U49
• - The Bizarre End of U501
• - The Loss of Ul7S
• - The Prolonged Hunt for U744
• 12. The Sinking and Raising of U250
• 13. Salvaging Secrets
• 14. U1024 - The Last Capture
• 15. Bletchley Park and the British Side
• 16. The Enigma Machine
• Appendices: I. Grabbing the Enigma, Occasions Where Allied Forces Boarded German Vessels
• II. Captured U-boats
• - The U-boats, Their Types, Launching Dates and Builders
• - Technical Data
• - Displacement
• - Speed and Radius of Action
• - Armaments
• Torpedoes and Mines
• Artillery
• - Complement
• - The Internal Layout
• III. Weather Trawlers
• IV Types of Convoy Escorts
• V The Ireland Letter Code
• Further Reading
• Index

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