America's U-boats : terror trophies of World War I / / Chris Dubbs

• Autore: Dubbs Chris
• Pubblicazione: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.4/51373
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Naval operations - Submarine; World War, 1914-1918; Submarines (Ships) - United States - History - 20th century; Submarines (Ships) - Germany - History - 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 - Naval operations, American; World War, 1914-1918 - Naval operations, German
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: The first U-boats in America -- They are here at last -- Fighting the U-boats-- Delivered into allied hands -- Selling bonds -- The first submarine on the Great Lakes -- The epic voyage of UB-88 -- The sinkings -- Rediscovering the U-boats.
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV><P>"In this excellent work Chris Dubbs offers an evocative portrait of how the German U-boat captured the American imagination in World War I, defining the Germans as a ruthless enemy in possession of superior military technology that both repulsed and fascinated Americans throughout the twentieth century."-Jennifer D. Keene, author of <I>Doughboys, the Great War and The Remaking of America</I></DIV>
• Titolo autorizzato: America's U-boats
• ISBN: 0-8032-6947-1; 0-8032-6946-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823111403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in war, society, and the military.