U-boat Tactics In World War Ii

AT THE START OF THE WAR, GERMAN U-BOAT TECHNOLOGY VASTLY OUT PERFORMED THAT POSSESSED BY THE ALLIES, AND UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE WAR CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT HELPED KEEP PACE WITH WARTIME NEEDS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONRY. THIS BOOK ANALYZES HOW THE U-BOATS DOMINATED THE SEAS THANKS TO THEIR INNOVATIVE AND DARING TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT, AND HOW THE CRACKING OF THE ENIGMA CODE EFFECTIVELY HAMSTRUNG THEM, GREATLY REDUCING THEIR IMPACT, A PROBLEM THAT EVEN THEIR ADVANCED TACTICS FAILED TO SOLVE.