{"product_id":"midget-submarines-1939-45-hardcover","title":"Midget Submarines 1939-45 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIngo Bauernfeind\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the daring World War II naval raids using midget submarines, featuring firsthand accounts and submarine recoveries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the most daring naval raids undertaken during World War II involved the use of midget submarines--craft of under 150 tons and crewed by just a handful of men--including Japanese midget submarines deployed at Pearl Harbor, the British \u003ci\u003eX-craft\u003c\/i\u003e attack on the \u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e in a Norwegian fjord protected by layers of antisubmarine defenses, an Italian \u003ci\u003eMaiale\u003c\/i\u003e attaching limpet mines to the HMS \u003ci\u003eValiant\u003c\/i\u003e, and German craft attacking Allied shipping off landing beaches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Casemate Illustrated Special features all classes of midget subs and human torpedoes designed and used during World War II and explores how they were used. It also features the recovery of various wrecks of German, British, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines, including the search for the midget submarines sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The final chapter features the restoration, testing and successful operation of a German \u003ci\u003eBiber\u003c\/i\u003e midget submarine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeriod photographs, artwork, and exterior and interior images of the many midget submarines preserved in museums accompany the expert text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 10.09 x 8.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47294552539385,"sku":"9781636242798","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/x92anSHCZq9781636242798.webp?v=1769191686","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/midget-submarines-1939-45-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}