The work of Bletchley Park no doubt.
SURPRISE!
Cool story!
Had today's New York Times been in actions back then, the Germans would have been told of the "secret minefield" and some court would rule the Germans were murdered in violation of articles of war.
But, in reality, that was how to wage war. Intercept messages and set traps and kill them before they killed you.
Secrets were really secrets then, as well as disinformation fed to the enemy.
Wow....very cool stuff.
Found just a little bit more...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=got-u--&method=full&objectid=18308227&siteid=94762-name_page.html
If someone wrote a book on this, I'd buy it...
What a shame for Germany that the New York Times didn't know about that minefield. Imagine all the trouble (and U-Boats) the NYT could have saved NAZI Germany!
Mark
Interesting, thanks.
The work of Bletchley Park no doubt.
Interesting bit of WWII history, thanks for posting it.
A little off topic but I heard recently of a U-Boat sunk in WW2 that was bound for Japan with a cargo of 65 tons of mercury and the newly designed jet engine. The mercury is now leaking and contaminating the sea life.
The Brits came up with some brilliant stuff during that war. I always marvel at the story of the Dam Busters. Along with the Aussies, one of our few reliable allies in spite of all the political disagreements.
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A really informative and interesting book on German submarine warfare in WWII is 'Operation Drumbeat'. It deals mainly with German efforts off the U.S. coast, but it gives a good picture of the Allied efforts to counter the German subs (pitiful to begin with, but devastatingly effective later on). I don't know if it's still in print, but it's well worth tracking down.
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