{"product_id":"9781780965710","title":"U-boats of the Kaiser's Navy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs was the case in World War II, one of the greatest threats to Britain during World War I was the German U-boat menace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces the development of the U-boat threat from the Brandtaucher, designed by Wilhelm Bauer, the father of the German submarine arm, in 1850, through to the commissioning of Germany's first U-boat to go into service, the U-1, in 1906. It covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the U-boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti-submarine measures by the allies.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435028271345,"sku":"9781780965710","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781780965710_p0.jpg?v=1765547128","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780965710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}