1st Edition
The Royal Navy and Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1917-49
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1: ECHOES FROM THE PAST, 1917-1940
British Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1917-1940; Convoys and Striking Forces; Wartime Experience.
2: MASTERING THE SUBMERSIBLE, 1939-1943
U-boats and their Tactics, 1939-43; Methods of Detecting and Attacking U-boats; Tactics on Gaining Contact; Beating the Submersible.
3: ELUSIVE VICTORY: COUNTERING THE SCHNORKEL, 1944-1945
Introduction of the Schnorkel and its Effect on A/S Operations; British Tactical Countermeasures; Tactics Refined from Experience; Coastal Command’s Response; Results of the Anti-Schnorkel Campaign; Prospects of the U-boat War.
4: THE DAWN OF MODERN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE, 1944-1946
The Problem of the Fast U-boat; HM Submarine Seraph Trials; Further Assessment of the Type XXI; Captain Roberts’ Interrogation of German U-boat Officers; The Thrall of the Walter-Boat; Planning U-boats Trials; Type XXI Trials and Tribulations; New Organization and Old Timers at the Admiralty.
5: SHORT-TERM PROBLEMS, LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, 1945-1946
Assessments of the Russian Threat; Policy Review of Methods for Attacking Submerged Submarines; The First Tranche of Doctrine Papers; The Ability of Future Submarines to Make Contact.
6: NEW PROBLEMS, OLD RECIPES, 1947-1948
Anti-Submarine Problems of the Future and Attack-at-Source; Submarine Tactical and Technical Development; The Joint Anti-Submarine’s View of A/S Tactics; Anti-submarine Trials at Sea.
7: FUTURE UNCERTAINTIES, 1948-1949
The "Iron Curtain" and Policy Deliberations; British and Allied Tactical Doctrine; A Second Tranche of Doctrine Papers; A Year of Exercises with Fast Submarines; Technological Answers?
CONCLUSION: JOINING UP THE DOTS, 1944-1949
The Nature of Anti-Submarine Warfare; The Nature of the Threat; Tactics and Technology; The "Defensive" and "Offensive"; Synthesis.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Biography
Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones
'An extremely well researched and balanced work, The Royal Navy and Anti-Submarine Warfare, 1917-49 is a refereshing look at a complex subject, from the eyes of a seasoned professional, and sheds light on some popular misunderstanding as to the complexity of modern ASW...a key reference document for naval historians and future maritime strategists.' - The Northern Mariner
