History of War  |  Issue 49
HITLER'S WOLFPACKS
After the Battle of Britain, the next most serious threat to the UK’s survival in WWII was the German U-boat campaign in the Atlantic. By taking out the vital lifeline of the merchant navy, Germany believed it could starve Britain into submission, a possibility Churchill admitted later in his memoirs to be his greatest fear. However, even with the innovation of the ‘Rudeltaktik’ or wolfpack tactic, the Kriegsmarine was unable to destroy enough Allied shipping to cripple the British war effort. This issue explores how U-boat technology and tactics managed to cause mayhem among Allied convoys, but why ultimately they were not enough to see Germany victorious in the Battle of
the Atlantic
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in History of War Issue 49.