The Maritime Archaeology of a Modern Conflict: Comparing the Archaeology of German Submarine Wrecks to...

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Innes McCartney

The Maritime Archaeology of a Modern Conflict

Comparing the Archaeology of German Submarine Wrecks to the Historical Text

Innes McCartney

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English

Routledge
19 November 2014

Maritime history; First World War; Second World War; Underwater archaeology; Naval forces & warfare

Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

Over the last 30 years, hydrographical marine surveys in the English Channel helped uncover the potential wreck sites of German submarines, or U-boats, sunk during the conflicts of World War I and World War II. Through a series of systemic dives, nautical archaeologist and historian Innes McCartney surveyed and recorded these wrecks, discovering that the distribution and number of wrecks conflicted with the published histories of U-boat losses. Of all the U-boat war losses in the Channel, McCartney found that some 41% were heretofore unaccounted for in the historical literature of World War I and World War II.

This book reconciles these inaccuracies with the archaeological record by presenting case studies of a number of dives conducted in the English Channel. Using empirical evidence, this book investigates possible reasons historical inconsistencies persist and what Allied operational and intelligence-based processes caused them to occur in the first place. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of nautical archaeology and naval history, as well as wreck explorers.

By: Innes McCartney
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781138814356
ISBN 10: 1138814350
Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 19 November 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Innes McCartney is a nautical archaeologist, historian, author and broadcaster. He obtained his PhD from Bournemouth University and is known for his work in using archaeological research to identify 40 new German submarine wrecks in the waters around the UK and Ireland. He has published in such places as the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, and SKYLLIS, The Journal of the German Society for the Promotion of Underwater Archeology.

Reviews for The Maritime Archaeology of a Modern Conflict: Comparing the Archaeology of German Submarine Wrecks to the Historical Text

An essential addition and corrective to accounts of the submarine war in European waters during World War I and World War II. - Paul G. Halpern, Emeritus, Florida State University, USA Innes McCartney brilliantly shows how archaeology has rewritten the history of submarine warfare in a compelling look at the extensive underwater battlefield off Britain's coasts. This is a must-have in the library of any naval enthusiast, scholar and archaeologist, or wreck explorer. - James P. Delgado, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maritime Heritage, USA