013 KRIEGSMARINE NORTH SEA COMMAND 1939-42

An authoritative, illustrated history of how Germany fought to dominate the North Sea in early World War II and take the naval war to Britain's coasts. Offers the first study of Germany's fierce war in the North Sea from a strategic and operational perspective. Although famous for its dashing S-boats, the North Sea saw an array of ships from battleships and cruisers to converted fishing boats. Destroyers, torpedo boats, and minelayers laid extensive mine barrages close inshore, in the face of the Royal Navy. Explores the command's defenses, with its many Kriegsmarine shore troops, artillery emplacements, flak batteries, and small units of marines. Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 13 pages of original color illustrations.