Torpedoes In The Gulf - Melanie Wiggins - World War II / SubmarineBooks.com

“TORPEDOES In The GULF” Galveston And The U-Boats 1942 - 1943. By Melanie Wiggins. At the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II, Galveston Island was a recreation center for area servicemen. Every evening throngs of soldiers, sailors, and Marines strolled along the seawall, basking in the warm sun and soft Gulf breezes. It was paradise on earth. Small wonder that German U-boat commanders caught Americans totally unprepared for a Gulf attack. Between 1942 and 1943, twenty-four German submarines entered the Gulf of Mexico and attacked American and Allied ships, sinking fifty-six merchant ships and damaging fourteen more. In May, 1942, alone, the blitz of the “Gulf Sea Frontier” gave German U-boats their greatest victories to that date in the war. By late 1943, the German submarine offensive had ended in frustration and failure. From then until peace in 1945, Allied shipping in the Gulf sailed freely, secure from attack. 1995 Softbound. 265 pages, 32 black and white photos, 1 map, an appendix and index.

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