O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã

O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã

The article analyses the U 38 attack on Funchal in the context of Germany's strategy to extend the submarine war to the entire Atlantic. At the time of the attack in December 1916, the emperor as commander-in-chief of the navy and the political leaders had postponed the unrestricted submarine...

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Main Author: Mathias Saecker
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade do Porto 2018-12-01
Series:História - Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Subjects:
attack on Madeira
unrestricted submarine warfare
Law of Naval Warfare
German Imperial Navy
Online Access:http://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/historia/article/view/5252/4931
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O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
História - Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
attack on Madeira
unrestricted submarine warfare
Law of Naval Warfare
German Imperial Navy
author_facet Mathias Saecker
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title O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
title_short O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
title_full O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
title_fullStr O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
title_full_unstemmed O ataque do U 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do Funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
title_sort o ataque do u 38 ao ancoradouro e à cidade do funchal (1916) no quadro da guerra submarina alemã
publisher Universidade do Porto
series História - Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
issn 0871-164X
publishDate 2018-12-01
description The article analyses the U 38 attack on Funchal in the context of Germany's strategy to extend the submarine war to the entire Atlantic. At the time of the attack in December 1916, the emperor as commander-in-chief of the navy and the political leaders had postponed the unrestricted submarine war in order to prevent the entry of the USA into the armed conflict on the allied side. The naval command, however, wanted to permit all means of U-boat warfare assuring an effective trade blockade against the Allies. The case study analyses how and why the captain of U 38, Max Valentiner, followed this line, accepting the breach of international law of warfare.
topic attack on Madeira
unrestricted submarine warfare
Law of Naval Warfare
German Imperial Navy
url http://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/historia/article/view/5252/4931
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