{"title":"Lawrence Paterson","description":"\u003cp\u003eLawrence Paterson's works delve deep into naval history, offering detailed accounts of the Kriegsmarine's operations during key phases of World War II. His meticulous research and vivid narrative bring to life the strategic challenges and maritime battles in the Atlantic, North Sea, and Southern theatres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003emilitary history\u003c\/em\u003e will find Paterson's books a compelling exploration of command decisions and naval warfare, enriched with insight into both the broader context and the intricacies of naval operations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kriegsmarine-atlantic-command-193942-by-lawrence-paterson-9781472867377","title":"Kriegsmarine Atlantic Command 1939–42","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermany’s legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began World War II woefully unprepared. Under \u003ci\u003eMarinegruppenkommando West\u003c\/i\u003e, its heavy ships and raiders were tasked with challenging Allied dominance of the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKriegsmarine Atlantic Command 1939–42\u003c\/i\u003e, Kriegsmarine specialist Lawrence Paterson explores how Naval Group West took on the challenge. He reassesses the qualities of the fleet, and how the confusion over their original role meant that ships like the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e were less than ideal for raiding. Operating as far afield as the Indian Ocean also relied on an elaborate tanker and supply network, as well as Germany’s superb signals intelligence. He also explains the complex Kriegsmarine command structure during the 1930s and early war, how responsibility for the ships veered between Naval Group West, the Naval Staff, and type commanders, and how the conquest of France transformed the command. 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Six days out of seven, convoys left Scotland and northern England, laden chiefly with the coal that the south required – London alone needing 40,000 tons a week. Cutting these lines, as well as challenging military and naval movements, was the responsibility of Germany’s North Sea Command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere, Kriegsmarine expert Lawrence Paterson offers the first study of Germany’s fierce war in the North Sea from a strategic and operational perspective. Although famous for its dashing S-boats, the North Sea saw an array of ships from battleships (briefly) and cruisers to converted fishing boats. Destroyers, torpedo boats and minelayers laid extensive mine barrages close inshore, in the face of the Royal Navy. 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With the invasion of the USSR that summer, the Black Sea would also become a battleground, and Naval Group South would be established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Kriegsmarine historian Lawrence Paterson outlines the dizzying array of Kriegsmarine combat units that fought under Naval Group South – S-boats and U-boats, flotillas of escort ships, landing ships, artillery vessels, patrol boats, submarine hunters and minesweepers – and how they operated, including their organization, their complex logistics, and vital intelligence and communications. 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