The Milk Cows: The U-Boat Tankers at War 1941-1945 by John F. White
English | 18 Jun. 2009 | ISBN: 184884008X | 272 Pages | EPUB (True) | 3.56 MB
During the Second World War the Germans developed a specially adapted U-boat oil tanker with two aims. First, by refuelling the attack U-boat fleet their range of operations and duration of patrol could be significantly increased. Secondly, these underwater tankers were far more likely to avoid detection than surface support ships.