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Dzieje ORP Orzel

By Pertek, Jerzy
(History of Orzel)
1961, Wydawnictwo Morskie, GdaƱsk
150 pages, photos, maps
book is in Polish language

Descripton: The story of the famous Polish sub Orzel, including interesting info about her dramatic escape from Tallinn where she was interned unfairly and how Germans tried without success to "trap" Orzel with fake radio messages so the U-boats could locate her and sink her; also info about how U-boats mined the whole Sund passage in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Orzel from going to England. Full-detailed book with English summary at the end.