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Sunderland Vs U-Boat

Sunderland Vs U-Boat


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An illustrated examination of the role played by the Sunderland as an antisubmarine aircraft during the Battle of the Atlantic, focusing on the key battles in the Bay of Biscay during the critical year of 1943.

The Sunderland was one of the RAF's most iconic combat aircraft of World War II, with a silhouette closer to a bumblebee than a raptor. Equally iconic for Germany was the U-boat - the 'steel sharks' whose natural prey was Allied merchantmen. Yet as deadly as the U-boat was to merchantmen and warships alike, the vessel had a weak spot: it was vulnerable to air attack.

Packed with first-hand accounts, this book examines the typically one-to-one classic duels between two maritime predators - the U-boat and the Sunderland. It was an uneven fight, for the Sunderland had several advantages over a U-boat, including radars to detect U-boats while remaining unseen, and the ability to choose the time of attack to best advantage. Yet the battle was not totally unequal. Many Sunderlands were lost attacking U-boats.

This title is profusely illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, including a three-view of a Sunderland, two-view of a Type IXB U-boat, four armament views detailing the weaponry employed by both protagonists, stunning cover and battlescene artwork, tactical diagrams and maps. These perfectly complement authoritative text by veteran Osprey author Mark Lardas.


About the Author: Mark Lardas, educated as a naval architect, worked for more than 30 years as an engineer, space navigator and technical writer in the space, aviation and energy industries. He has an abiding interest in aerospace, maritime, naval, and military history, with an emphasis on ship construction and engineering from the ninth to the twenty-first centuries. He is the author of more than 24 published books on these subjects.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781472854810
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Osprey Publishing (UK)
  • Height: 248 mm
  • No of Pages: 80
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 312 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1472854810
  • Publisher Date: 24 Oct 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Bay of Biscay 1943
  • Width: 184 mm


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