This must be the definitive account of 9/11. The
shockwaves of the September 11, 2001 attacks in America
reverberate to this day. Though Osama Bin Laden has been
killed, questions remain. What exactly happened? Could 9/11
have been prevented? How and why did so much acrimony and
misinformation arise from the ashes of the World Trade
Center, the Pentagon and a quiet field in Pennsylvania? And
what has yet to be revealed? The Eleventh Day, written with
access to thousands of recently released official documents,
is updated for this edition − and reports on a development
which the former chairman of Congress' 9/11 probe describes
as the "most important in years".
THE GERMAN U-BOAT BASE AT LORIENT, FRANCE:
VOL 1 JUNE 1940 - JUNE 1941
by Luc Braeuer
This first of a four volume series
covers the evacuation of Lorient by the French navy and the
subsequent takeover by the Kriegsmarine. Illustrated with
over 600 photographs, it details the first year of the
presence of the U-Boat arm in this port, as well as the
major stages in the Battle of the Atlantic in which they
participated. The U-boats docked at Lorient are presented in
tabular form by type, flotilla, commander, as well as the
date of commissioning. The book also provides an insight
into the life of the crews ashore, and the British naval and
air actions against the port of Lorient.
New in d/w - Large format, 179pp, 600 + b/w & colour
photos
THE GERMAN U-BOAT BASE AT
LORIENT, FRANCE:
VOL 2 JULY 1941 - JULY 1942
by Luc Braeuer
Volume two tells the story of the
seventy-eight German U-boats that passed through the port
from July 1941 to July 1942. It explains the major phases in
the Battle of the Atlantic in which the U-boats operated and
particularly the attacks on merchant traffic along the
American coast. It also details Allied actions against the
port of Lorient, plus unedited reminiscences of the U-boat
crews' life ashore in Lorient. The work is illustrated with
over 500 exceptional photographs plus maps and plans and a
unique color section of documents, and memories.
New in d/w - Large format, 176pp, 540 + b/w & colour
photos
THE GERMAN U-BOAT BASE AT
LORIENT, FRANCE:
VOL 3 AUGUST 1942 - AUGUST 1943
by Luc Braeuer
Volume three
reveals the fate of the ninety-two German U-boats that
passed through Lorient from August 1942 to August 1943. From
October 1942, Type IX U-boats left Lorient for distant seas
beyond the South African Cape and succeeded in sinking three
times as many ships as those that attacked the North
Atlantic convoys! The book details the massive effects of
the Allied bombardments on both the base and town during the
following months and discusses Allied progress in
anti-U-boat operations that forced the U-boats to abandon
the North Atlantic at the end of May 1943. The work is
illustrated with over 600 exceptional photograph, maps and
plans, plus unique color section.
New in d/w - Large format, 176pp,
620 + b/w & colour photos
An account of the Patrols of U-201 in World War II. Few
commanders symbolize the evolution of the German U-boat arm
as does Adalbert "Adi" Schnee. In 1940, he commanded three
Type II U-boats, U-6, U-60 and U-121, in which he registered
his first successes in the Atlantic. From the beginning of
1941, he was appointed commander of U-201, the first Type
VIIC U-boat allotted to I Flotilla. Seven patrols took him
to the coasts of America and Africa, and he would receive
the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, with 15 ships sunk in
mid-Atlantic. in May 1945 he carried out a combat mission in
the latest Type XXI U-boat, U-2511.
New
in illustrated boards - Large format, 96pp, c400 b/w &
colour photo
