audiobook BRIDGING THE DIVIDE by JR D. MIN. ELBERT RANSOM in History

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One of WWII’s pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on 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-505 was transported to Chicago; where today several hundred thousand visitors a year pass through its well-preserved hull at the Museum of Science and Industry.Now 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.The 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).