{"product_id":"9781611211283","title":"Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of WWII’s pivotal events was the capture ofU-505on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. After the war,U-505was transported to Chicago, where today several hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its well-preserved hull at theMuseum of Science and Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, Hunt and Kill offers the first definitive study of U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture, and final transportation and restoration for posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this fascinating volume—a Who’s Who of U-boat historians—include: Erich Topp (U-552, Odyssey of a U-boat Commander); Eric Rust (Naval Officers Under Hitler); Timothy Mulligan (Neither Sharks Nor Wolves); Jak Mallmann Showell (Hitler’s U-boat Bases); Jordan Vause (Wolf); Lawrence Patterson (First U-boat Flotilla); Mark Wise (Enigma and the Battle of the Atlantic); Keith R. Gill (former Curator, U-505, Museum of Science and Industry), and Theodore P. Savas (editor, Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War II; author, Nazi Millionaires).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Savas Beatie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056969105648,"sku":"9781611211283","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611211283_p0.jpg?v=1763838246","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611211283","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}