Michael V. Gannon
Autor von Operation Paukenschlag. Der deutsche U-Boot-Krieg gegen die USA
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Michael Gannon is a professor of history and the author of Operation Dreamboat, Black Mary, and a novel, Secret Missions. He lives in Gainesville, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography)
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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1990 (1990) — Author "The U-Boat That Took In New York" — 15 Exemplare
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Black May: The Epic Story of the Allies' Defeat of… von Michael Gannon
In May 1943, Allied sea and air forces won a stunning, dramatic, and vital victory over the largest and most powerful submarine force ever sent to sea, sinking forty-one German U-boats and damaging thirty-seven others. It was the forty-fifth month of World War II, and by the end of May the Germans were forced to acknowledge defeat and recall almost all of their remaining U-boats from the major traffic lanes of the North Atlantic. At U-Boat Headquarters in Berlin, despondent naval officers spoke of "Black May." It was a defeat from which the German U-boat fleet never recovered.… (mehr)
I've had this book for nearly 20 years on my bookshelf and never read it. After finally getting through it, I'm wishing I could give it 3.5 stars. There's a lot of information here, although the text itself reads somewhat like a doctoral dissertation. Gannon says he's going to focus on several key convoy battles to illustrate how May 1943 was really bad for German U-boats, and he does that, but his background information was more interesting to read about in my opinion. Certainly a huge scholarly accomplishment and a lot of information about a WWII theater that gets short shrift in many works, and about a period in that theater that gets even less coverage. I especially like the discussions about how the English developed weapons and tactics designed to defeat the U-boats, whereas the Germans couldn't come up with new ways to maintain their tactical advantages.
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In December 1941 the Germans launched Operation Drumbeat, a submarine offensive on shipping close to the United States. Their thinking was that they could take advantage of America's lack of preparedness to deliver a serious blow. They were so effective that Michael Gannon refers to their success as an Eastern Pearl Harbor. He is highly critical of the US Navy, especially its commander Admiral Ernest King. The narrative is centered on German submarine U-123 and its commander Reinhard Hardegen
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