Torpedoes in the Gulf: Galveston and the U-Boats, 1942-1943

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Book detailing the experience of those in Galveston during the time of World War II and the German U-Boats.

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Wiggins, Melanie, 1934- 1995.

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Book detailing the experience of those in Galveston during the time of World War II and the German U-Boats.

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265 p.

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Contents: The spies -- Preparing for war -- Enter U-507 -- is it the baron? -- Danger zone -- Adventures of U-106 and U-753 -- Riveting -- The dimout -- More U-boat successes -- Fortifications -- Kühlmann and the Robert E. Lee -- The big inch goes in -- Pounce on every ounce -- December 7 again -- U-boat disasters -- The 1943 storm -- Wissmann and Petersen -- Hitler's weird new invention.

Abstract: At the beginning of America's involvement in World War II, Galveston Island was a recreation center for servicemen. Every evening throngs of soldiers, sailors, and Marines strolled along the seawall, basking in the warm sun and soft Gulf breezes. It was paradise on earth. Small wonder that German U-boat commanders caught Americans totally unprepared for a Gulf attack. Between 1942 and 1943, twenty-four German submarines entered the Gulf of Mexico and attacked American and Allied ships, sinking fifty-six merchant ships and damaging fourteen more. Although responses were initially chaotic, Americans soon established a defense system that could cope with the threat.

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  • OCLC: 30973637
  • ISBN: 0890966273
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 94031861
  • Call Number: D781.D54
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1827436 | View in Discover
  • Series Number: 40
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1364734

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Wiggins, Melanie, 1934-. Torpedoes in the Gulf: Galveston and the U-Boats, 1942-1943, book, 1995; College Station, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1364734/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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