The Kaiser's U-Boat Assault on America : Germany's Great War Gamble in the First World War

In depth study of the use of U-Boats in the First World War and the diplomatic, economic, and military consequences.

A deeply researched and engaging account of the use of U-Boats in the First World War. The focus touches on both diplomatic and economic aspects as well as the tactical and strategic use of the U-boats.

The book also examines the role played by US president Woodrow Wilson and his response to American shipping being sunk by U-boats and how that ultimately forced his hand to declare war on Germany.

"…an absorbing work for those interested in both the Great War and early submarine-based strategic theory. Perhaps more important, it is an excellent illumination of a multiclass, militaristic, and diplomatically inept state trying to adapt to the realities of modern war and the exploitation of new technology—and catastrophically failing." - Naval History

"Exhaustively researched and written by a German historian, the book focuses on the U-boat action against the United States in particular. Not only operations and tactics are covered, but all are placed in a larger geopolitical context." - Seapower

"This is highly recommended work that should find its ways on the bookshelves of twentieth-century European and naval historians alike." - The Northern Mariner


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