The Sinking of the Laconia and the U-Boat War: Disaster in the Mid-Atlantic

This is first book that deals exclusively with the U.S. torpedo problem in World War II, building its case out of original research from the archives of the Bureau of Ordnance, the Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral Lockwood's personal correspondence, and records from the British Admiralty. These sources are complemented by correspondence and interviews with men who actually participated in the events described.

This set's uniqueness lies in the fact that it covers the entire war e…