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America's U-Boats: Terror Trophies of World War I

America's U-Boats: Terror Trophies of World War I

Dubbs, Chris

Hardcover

Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military

Naval HistoryWorld War I

Publisher Price: $39.95

ISBN10: 0803271662
ISBN13: 9780803271661
Publisher: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
Published: Nov 1 2014
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English

The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons Hun Devil Boats, Sea Thugs, and Baby Killers. But at the conflict's conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public's imagination.

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