The U-Boat Campaign and Experiences 1914-18
This presentation by Graham Kemp tells the story of the U boat Commerce campaign of 1914-18, its aims, hopes and intentions, before explaining why it was doomed to inevitable failure, and the huge cost Germany paid for that failure.
The talk also examines the actual experiences of the crews serving in the boats, what it was like to serve in them, the danger, the humour, and is drawn from the very few accounts ever written by their crews.
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