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Title: War on the High Seas
Description: Time Life Value 2004 Hardback, 192pp. "By March of 1935, German rearmament had proceeded to a point where Hitler felt free to repudiate the Versailles Treaty. In a seemingly conciliatory move, he proposed a separate pact with London whereby Germany would limit its future naval tonnage to a level not to exceed 35 percent of Britain's. The British were eager to pursue the proposal, for they faced a growing threat in Asian waters from Japan and they feared that the Royal Navy would be spread thin if Germany, too, embarked on an unrestricted naval build-up. The agreement was signed on June 18, 1935, and was duly heralded by both sides. Less than four months later, the first twelve-boat submarine squadron put to sea for training exercises under Captain Karl Donitz, a seasoned U-boat commander who had preyed on British vessels in the last war. ", (ISBN: 9781844470747). Near Mint.

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