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

Jerome Preisler

ISBN 10: 0285642022 / ISBN 13: 9780285642027

Published by Souvenir Press Ltd, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code Name Caesar: The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 during World War II
• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0285642022
• ISBN 13: 9780285642027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1757017847.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 9788749
• Signed: 9/4/2025 8:30:47 PM
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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.