Cassell Military Classics: U-Boat Killer: Fighting The U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic - Softcover

MacIntyre, Donald G. F. W.

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9780304352357: Cassell Military Classics: U-Boat Killer: Fighting The U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic

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ISBN 10: 0304352357 ISBN 13: 9780304352357

Publisher: Cassell, 2000

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A classic of naval warfare! "Macintyre was England's top U-boat destroyer during World War II, with seven kills and several captures to his credit. Here he offers his firsthand account of safeguarding convoys in the North Atlantic from roaming German subs. Pretty scary stuff."--Library Journal.

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In 1926 Donald Macintyre was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Soon afterwards he joined the Fleet Air Arm and became a fighter pilot. In 1935 he was appointed as commander of the Kingfisher, the first of a new class of anti-submarine ships. Through the Second World War he served as the commander of destroyers, becoming the Royal Navy's ace U-Boat Killer. For his exploits he was awarded three DSOs and a DSC.

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Macintyre was England's top U-boat destroyer during World War II, with seven kills and several captures to his credit. Here he offers his firsthand account of safeguarding convoys in the North Atlantic from roaming German subs. Pretty scary stuff.
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