Swastika's in the Arctic, by Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Swastika's in the Arctic, by Jak P. Mallmann Showell, subtitled 'U-Boat Alley Through the Frozen Hell'
Book published by Fonthill in 2014, 288 pages. Hardback with Dust Jacket (N5994)
Brand New Book
From the inside front fly leaf: During the Second World War, the Arctic saw an unusually high intensity of action, adventure, excitement and tragedy, and this book describes the German military activities in that harsh frozen hell. Based mainly on original logs, the bare facts have been embossed with help from veterans and researchers from the United States, Iceland, Britain, Norway, Germany and Russia. This has made it possible to describe some of the now forgotten battles, the secret U-boat activities, the German struggle to broadcast essential weather data to Berlin and the incredible surface ship activity that forced Britain to launch major offensives against heavy odds.
The Arctic also saw intense British efforts to help with the cracking of the highly complicated Enigma radio code. Many people may consider that an ice-studded ocean to have been on the fringes of the Second World War. However, after reading this book, they will agree that those who fought, suffered and died there were shot at and bombed more heavily than in other theatre of war. The contribution they made influenced military actions far away in warmer regions, and gloriously illustrated with many unpublished photographs, this book is a fitting tribute to the men who made the ultimate sacrifice against all odds.
The Arctic also saw intense British efforts to help with the cracking of the highly complicated Enigma radio code. Many people may consider that an ice-studded ocean to have been on the fringes of the Second World War. However, after reading this book, they will agree that those who fought, suffered and died there were shot at and bombed more heavily than in other theatre of war. The contribution they made influenced military actions far away in warmer regions, and gloriously illustrated with many unpublished photographs, this book is a fitting tribute to the men who made the ultimate sacrifice against all odds.
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