Plan Z: The Nazi Bid for Naval Dominance

This historical account of Plan Z, the Nazi naval strategy that was never quite realized, explores Germany's ambitions as a world naval power, its economic and industrial realities and Hitler's relationship with all three branches of his armed forces. Wragg is a journalist, historian and consultant, and he describes how the Nazi U-boat arm was the only well-executed arm of the Navy because Germany had originally planned to go to war in 1942 at the earliest. Military and history buffs will also appreciate the author's theories on how the British Royal Navy might have fared against a fully executed Plan Z. Distributed by Casemate. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)