Edward Offley (Ordre des livres)

Edward Offley Ordre des livres

Ed Offley apporte plus de trois décennies d'expérience dans le reportage militaire à son approche de l'histoire militaire. Depuis 2006, il se consacre à la rédaction d'ouvrages qui explorent des moments historiques cruciaux, de la fin de la Guerre Froide et de l'escalade de la défense des années 1980 aux importantes interventions américaines au Moyen-Orient et à l'ère post-11 septembre. L'écriture d'Offley se caractérise par son approche profondément informée et pratique, tirée de sa vaste expérience sur le terrain, y compris la participation à des exercices militaires et des vols dans des avions de chasse tactiques. Son journalisme d'investigation a constamment abouti à des révélations significatives qui ont influencé le discours public et la politique, lui valant une nomination au prix Pulitzer. Au-delà de ses propres écrits, Offley a activement contribué à l'avancement du journalisme militaire grâce à son acclamé manuel destiné aux journalistes.

The burning shore

312pages
11 heures de lecture

3,7(214)Évaluer

On June 15, 1942, as vacationers enjoyed the sun at Virginia Beach, two fireballs erupted offshore from a convoy of oil tankers entering Chesapeake Bay. Onlookers watched as two tankers began to sink, followed by a violent explosion from a small escort warship. Despite the Navy's attempts with depth charges, within twenty-four hours, a fourth ship was lost, all victims of Kapitänleutnant Horst Degen and his crew aboard the German U-boat U-701. This thrilling account details the U-boat offensive along America's East Coast in 1942, focusing on Degen's three war patrols and highlighting a forgotten chapter of World War II. For six months, German U-boats wreaked havoc off the Eastern Seaboard, sinking merchant ships and threatening vital supply lines to Great Britain. Degen's successful infiltration of Chesapeake Bay underscored the U-boats' effectiveness and instilled fear in the American public. However, his mission was cut short when U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant Harry J. Kane spotted U-701 offshore, leading to a pivotal clash that marked a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic and forged an unlikely friendship between two survivors. This gripping tale of heroism and sacrifice reveals a little-known theater of World War II, where the U-boats nearly triumphed before American forces ultimately prevailed.