Real X-Men
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The thrilling and true story of the development and operational deployment of human torpedoes?Chariots?and "X-craft" midget submarines in British naval service during WWII, and of the extraordinary men who crewed these dangerous vessels. The commando frogmen who rode the Chariots and operated as divers from the X-craft were the forerunners of today's Special Boat Service, the SBS. Their aim was to attach an explosive charge underneath an enemy ship to destroy the vessel. Their hope was to return to their submarine unscathed. X-Men tells the story of the sacrifice and heroism of the individual men, many of them little more than teenagers, who volunteered for this dangerous duty and who crewed both the Chariots and the X-craft without knowing the full extent of the risks entailed, nor indeed the very small chances they had of coming back alive.
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The U-Boats (The Seafarers) Shares naval military operations, naval operations, World War II -
Six Victories Shares naval military operations, naval operations, World War II
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Donitz and the Wolf Packs Shares naval military operations, naval operations, World War II -
The story of the Monitor and the Merrimac Shares naval military operations, naval operations, history
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- World War 2: Submarine Stories: True Stories From the Underwater Battlegrounds (Submarine Warfare, World War 2, USS Barb, World War II, WW2, WWII, Grey wolf, Uboat, submarine book Book 1)
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Hunter Killers
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The Legion of Time
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Unrestricted Warfare: How a New Breed of Officers Led the Submarine Force to Victory in World War II