Three before breakfast : a true and dramatic account of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour / Alan Coles

Coles, Alan

ISBN 10: 0859371689 / ISBN 13: 9780859371681

Published by Havant [England] : K. Mason, 1979

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Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 192 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: pages 185-186. Contents; The submarine -- The cadets -- The sisters -- The declaration -- The orders -- The livebait -- The desertion -- The mission -- The Aboukir -- The Hogue -- The Cressy -- The sea -- The fishermen -- The flotilla -- The counting -- The controversy -- The inquiry -- The Hawke -- The findings -- The directive -- The rewards -- The myths. Subjects; Aboukir (Cruiser). Cressy (Ship). Hogue (Ship). Aboukir (Ship). World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations Submarine. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three before breakfast : a true and dramatic account of how a German U-boat sank three British cruisers in one desperate hour / Alan Coles
• Publisher: Havant [England] : K. Mason
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859371689
• ISBN 13: 9780859371681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

The book is the true story of how, on Sept 22, 1914, a German U-boat which had been shadowing three British Crusiers patrolling the North Sea torpedoed and sunk all three before breakfast. By mid-morning, the Cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy lay at the bottom of the North Sea, 1500 British seamen were dead and the triumphant U-boat commander would go on to be made a Knight-Commander of the Iron Cross. The triple sinking caused an outrage at the time and accusations were flung at Prince Louis of Battenburg (the First Sea Lord) and Winston Churchill. A Court of Enquiry followed, but as the pace of the war stepped up and rigorous censorship followed, the incident was all but forgotten. However, the sinking was to reshape tactics for every navy in the world.