 | U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters Subjects: World War 1939–1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine; World War 1939–1945 -- Naval operations German; World War 1939–1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean; World War 1939–1945 -- Naval operations Canadian; Canada -- Coast defenses; The U-boats constituted a serious threat to North American security and a major challenge to coastal and convoy defence. Hadley reveals the military and political impact on Canada of in-shore submarine warfare and vibrantly documents the successful German strategy of deploying daring long-range solo sorties to pin down the enemy close to home. |
