The burning shore : how Hitler's U-boats brought World War II to America /

The burning shore : how Hitler's U-boats brought World War II to America / Ed Offley.

The untold story of two men?an American pilot and a German U-boat commander?whose clash off the coast of North Carolina brought the horrors of World War II to American shores.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Offley, Edward (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, 2014.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine. World War, 1939-1945 > Atlantic Coast (U.S.) World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean. Submarines (Ships) > Germany > History > 20th century. Submarines (Ships) > Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History > 20th century. Military campaigns. Military operations, Naval > German. Military operations, Naval > Submarine. Submarines (Ships) Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History, Naval > 20th century. Atlantic Ocean. Germany. United States > Atlantic Coast. History. Naval history.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Battle Offshore; 1. Preparing to Fight; 2. The Gathering Storm; 3. First Moves; 4. War in the Ether; 5. Operation Drumbeat; 6. Horrific Losses; 7. Paranoia; 8. Unprepared Defenders; 9. To America, with Mines; 10. The War Comes Home; 11. Hunter and Hunted; 12. The Ordeal; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.