Description: Hardback book in very good condition Employing new research from both German and French sources, the author examines the role that the French Atlantic ports played for the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. When the Wehrmacht overran France in May and June of 1940, the German navy's dream of access to the Atlantic was realised, and Brest, Lorient, St Nazaire, La Pallice and Bordeaux were converted into naval bases for surface, U-boat and auxiliary cruiser operations, though it is only the heavily fortified U-boat bunkers that have received any attention to date. The book describes the extent to which the French, both locally and at the level of the Vichy Government, cooperated with the German authorities in occupied France to convert the existing ports, and explains how the 45,000 workers of the Todt Organisation built the monumental bunkers and other facilities. This fascinating narrative of the German occupation is balanced by the story of the vicious British maritime-air campaign that was commenced immediately following the fall of France, and which was far more effective than has been previously suggested. The German attempt to turn Brittany into a vast bastion area after the Normandy landings is a further aspect which is covered in detail for the first time. A highly readable account with many previously unpublished images.
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Subject Area: Military History
Book Title: Hitlers Gateway To The Atlantic
Publication Name: Hitlers Gateway To The Atlantic
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Subject: Government, History, Military
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 229 mm
Author: Lars Hellwinkel
Item Width: 152 mm
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
