The incredible story of how HMS Petard and her gallant crew seized priceless German Enigma codebooks from a sinking U-boat is one of the greatest stories of the Second World War. With the use of vivid eyewitness accounts, the author describes how this operation changed the course of the entire war.
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The incredible story of how HMS Petard and her gallant crew seized priceless German Enigma codebooks from a sinking U-boat is one of the greatest stories of the Second World War. With the use of vivid eyewitness accounts, the author describes how this operation changed the course of the entire war.
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New in new dust jacket. BRAND NEW UNREAD. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. How HMS Petard Seized the German Naval Codes. Audience: General/trade. BRAND NEW UNREAD HARDBACK BOOK
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0750923164. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. The story of an immensely important mission for the British destroyer as it set out to capture the German U-Boat U-559 with all its coding devices and systems intact. Historic photos throughout. 8vo. 180 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.
This book by Stephen Harper, (no, not the Canadian Prime Minister), tells the true story of the capture of submarine U-559 by HMS Petard in the Mediterranean. It was an untold story for four decades. It was a top-secret mission so its' heroes could not be recognized at the time. Three crewmen were lost during that night mission. They were posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery, in order not to draw unwanted attention from the German Intelligence. This successful mission allowed the codebreakers at Bletchley Park to crack the new secret German codes. This is part of the true basis of the movie, U-571, which is my favourite movie. Of course, in the movie, they credit the Americans with the successful mission. Because of the outcry by the Brits, they added a post-script to the movie, recognizing the crew of HMS Petard for their bravery and significant contribution to the war. Overall, a good contribution to a small, but important aspect of the Battle of the Atlantic. It's interesting to note that Gross-Admiral Doenitz never believed Enigma had been compromised, even on his deathbed.
