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Code Name Caesar

Code Name Caesar

The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II

by Jerome Preisler and Kenneth Sewell
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/07/2013

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In the waning days of World War II, a little-known battle took place under the frozen seas off the coast of Norway . . . and changed the course of the war.

In February of 1944, Germany and Japan devised a desperate plan to escape defeat. The Germans would send Japan a submarine-boat U-864-packed with their most advanced rocket and jet aircraft technology. Japan could then reestablish air superiority in the Pacific, drawing the attention of Allied forces long enough for Germany to regroup.

Meanwhile, British code breakers, working with the Norwegian underground, had discovered the plan. But even though they were unable to stop the submarine from embarking, the British submarine HMS Venturer was waiting for it at sea. In a cat-and-mouse battle beneath the waves, they hunted one another, each waiting to strike. The Venturer won the game, becoming the only submarine in history to sink another sub in underwater combat.

This is the dramatic, action-packed account of one of the greatest unsung victories in military history, and of a historical moment in the annals of naval warfare.
ISBN:
9780425253625
9780425253625
Category:
Military history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-07-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Putnam Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
320
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x23mm
Weight:
0.34kg
Jerome Preisler

Jerome Preisler is the prolific author of almost forty books of fiction and narrative nonfiction, including all eight novels in the New York Times bestselling TOM CLANCY'S POWER PLAYS series.

His latest book is DARK WEB, the first novel in a relaunch of the New York Times bestselling NET FORCE series co-created Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Jerome lives in New York City and coastal Maine.

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