Code Name Caesar: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II

Jerome Preisler and Kenneth Sewell

ISBN 10: 0425253627 / ISBN 13: 9780425253625

Published by Berkley Caliber, 2012

About this Item

This is a WWII Military History Soft cover book in Very Good++ Condition. c2012, 1st Paperback Edition. 1st Printing. It is Very lightly read! Very nice condition both inside and out. The cover is very bright & very clean with hardly any shelf wear. The Edges and spine ends are all very nice. Smooth spine. The Pages are tight & unmarked. no names. NOT a remainder. Photo Illustrations. 287 pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #21857-225.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code Name Caesar: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II
• Publisher: Berkley Caliber
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425253627
• ISBN 13: 9780425253625
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good++
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • World War II Books

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.