{"product_id":"americas-u-boats-terror-trophies-of-world-war-i-hardcover","title":"America's U-Boats: Terror Trophies of World War I - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Dubbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe submarine was one of the most revolutionary weapons of World War I, inciting both terror and fascination for militaries and civilians alike. During the war, after U-boats sank the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e and began daring attacks on shipping vessels off the East Coast, the American press dubbed these weapons \"Hun Devil Boats,\" \"Sea Thugs,\" and \"Baby Killers.\" But at the conflict's conclusion, the U.S. Navy acquired six U-boats to study and to serve as war souvenirs. Until their destruction under armistice terms in 1921, these six U-boats served as U.S. Navy ships, manned by American crews. The ships visited eighty American cities to promote the sale of victory bonds and to recruit sailors, allowing hundreds of thousands of Americans to see up close the weapon that had so captured the public's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerica's U-Boats\u003c\/i\u003e Chris Dubbs examines the legacy of submarine warfare in the American imagination. Combining nautical adventure, military history, and underwater archaeology, Dubbs shares the previously untold story of German submarines and their impact on American culture and reveals their legacy and Americans' attitudes toward this new wonder weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Dubbs is the director of grants at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has published five nonfiction books, including, with Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, \u003ci\u003eRealizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757596999968,"sku":"9780803271661","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/94e995104ad033dff79ebd64c34485c1.webp?v=1780106133","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/americas-u-boats-terror-trophies-of-world-war-i-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}