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The Killing Time: The German U-Boats 1914–1918
The Killing Time: The German U-Boats 1914–1918
Author: Edwyn A. Gray
Condition: Fair
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The Killing Time: The German U-Boats 1914–1918 delivers a gripping, tightly focused account of Germany’s deadly undersea campaign in World War I, reconstructing the tense cat‑and‑mouse battles between U‑boats and Allied shipping. Drawing on firsthand accounts and official records, Edwyn A. Gray traces technological innovations, strategic decisions and the evolution of anti‑submarine tactics while conveying the psychological toll on crews and the wider impact of unrestricted submarine warfare on the outcome of the war; the book reads as both detailed operational history and immersive human drama.
Notable for its use of contemporaneous sources and rare photographs, the volume combines vivid narrative with operational analysis, making it valuable to naval‑history enthusiasts and researchers alike; Gray’s reconstruction emphasizes personal testimony and archival material to illuminate the tactics, vessels and command decisions of the German U‑boat arm during 1914–1918.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Title: The Killing Time: The German U‑Boats 1914–1918
Author: Edwyn A. Gray
Type of book
Naval warfare history
Campaign / operational history
Military history (World War I)
Theaters of war / Areas of operation
Operations / Campaigns / Themes
Main nations / belligerents involved
Branch of service / Focus
German Navy
Submarine service / U‑boat arm
Weapons / Vessels
Content features
Subjects / Descriptive keywords
World War I naval warfare
Submarine warfare
German U‑boat operations
Anti‑shipping warfare and blockade
Merchant shipping losses
Classification suggestions (library / catalog style)
Topic: Military history
Subtopic: World War I (1914–1918)
Sub‑subtopic: Naval warfare / Submarine warfare
Geographic: Germany; North Atlantic; North Sea
Book Condition: Fair
Book Condition: Fair
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