AMERICA'S U-BOATS: Terror Trophies of World War I. by Dubbs,…

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AMERICA'S U-BOATS: Terror Trophies of World War I.

Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2014). First edition - "The submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the Lusitania and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons "Hun Devil Boats," "Sea Thugs," and "Baby Killers." But at the conflict's conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see [them] up close." Photographs, bibliographic essay.A title in the "Studies in War, Society and the Military" series. 206 pp.

Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Book ID: 62393
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