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Private Alfred Berry and the Zeebrugge Raid 1918

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The Zeebrugge Raid of St. George’s Day 1918 was an audacious attempt by the Royal Navy to neutralise the activities of the German U-boats that were intent on bringing Britain and her allies to their knees. They were creating havoc in the English Channel, at least a third of allied shipping carrying food, munitions and other equipment – amounting...


Ep.352 – U boat technology and doctrine – Michèl Admiraal

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Historian Michèl Admiraal joins Mentioned in Dispatches to discuss his research on the German U-boat campaign during the First World War. Your browser does not support the audio element. Admiraal, a recent MA graduate in Military His...


The U-Boat Campaign 1914-18 - The Inside Story by Graham Kemp

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The U-Boat Campaign 1914-18 - The Inside Story by Graham Kemp The German U-Boat was regarded as the deadliest naval weapon in the Great War. Graham's talk will examine how far this was true. It begins by looking at the U-boats themselves, seeing them as underwater boats rather than as true submarines. Then how they were used, first as naval weap...