Title: Code Name Caesar : The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0425253627
ISBN 13: 9780425253625
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: Reprint.
Condition: Good

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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.

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Jerome Preisler is the author of more than twenty books including the New York Times bestselling series Tom Clancy’s Power Plays. He lives in New York.

Kenneth Sewell is a former submariner and the coauthor of Red Star Rogue: The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine’s Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.

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