being a fan of submarines like I am, it almost pains me to read a book told from the perspective of those who hunt them however, this was a rather interesting foray into the life of a Destroyer Captain, specifically a British one, during World War Two.
My two takeaways are that I can not imagine life crossing the Atlantic several times, being subjected to severe storms and waves repeatedly especially when at a standstill imagine a convoy goingknots per hour in a Westerly direction, into a headwind which is essentially pushing back at them the equivalent speed they are a literal standstill plowing through mountainous waves and everything everywhere is always wet says they.
That's like my living nightmare, Also, something briefly mentioned by the Captain regarding the sheer quantity and variety of shipwrecks at the bottom of the English Channel over it's thousands of years of history both inflames my imagination, terrifies my psyche, and creeps me the fuck out but like, all in the best of ways.
A classic of naval warfare! "Macintyre was England's top Uboat 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.
Great narrative about the real scenes of Uboat hunting and killing, A convincingly accurate account of WWII antisubmarine war, written by a man who skippered Royal Navy destroyers throughout the length of the conflict.
The final chapter is a scree against the British government for failing to keep up an antisubmarine force after WWII, but written inwhile Britain was broke, we can hope this shortfall has been somewhat remedied.
Captain MacIntyre was one of the more successful Uboat killers and this little volumepages is worth reading, especially for students of naval warfare.
A memoir by a nonwriter, Interesting but told at a remove from the events so more like the story you would tell your kids little of the emotion of the events.
the conclusion is quite interesting if you are an history buff, Sets out his recommendations for the rebuild of the UK Navy foron, My grandpa was in the korean war and I think he had fought on a uboat before
Very good firsthand account of the convoy escorts.
Macintyre switches with ease between personal reminiscence and tactical explanations, and talks about the enemy with the clear unbiased eye of a professional with a long, exhausting war to fight, so the book is free of namedropping, chestthumping and's
flagwaving.
The perfect book for a reader who has a birds' eye view of the Battle of the Atlantic, and who wants to delve a little deeper into the firsthand view.
A classic of naval warfare! "Macintyre was England's top Uboat 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. Commander Donald George Frederick Wyville Macintyre DSO DSC was a Royal Navy officer during the Second World War and a successful convoy escort commander.
As Commander of HMS Hesperus Macintyre was involved in the Battle of Narvik during the Norway campaign and the Battle of the Atlantic.
Following the war, he published his memoirs U Boat Killer and authored numerous books on British naval history.
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