This is a list of books we believe any serious reader into the Naval Warfare of WWII should be familiar with. These are the best books on the subject. If you believe we might have missed a good book here please let me know and we'll look into it.

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40 Fragen an Karl Dönitz by - Dönitz, Karl (40 questions to Karl Dönitz) (1980, Bernard & Graefe München) ISBN 3763751823 230 pages, 1 color photo Description: An interview conducted by French journalists, questioning the Admiral a ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two by - Rohwer, Jürgen German, Italian and Japanese Submarine Successes, 1939-1945 (1998, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557500290 Hardcover, 384 pages, 10 charts Description: Contains extremely useful and thoroughly researched data tables of what U-boat sank what ship, when, ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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Battle Beneath the Waves by - Stern, Robert C. The U-Boat War (1999, Arms & Armour) ISBN 1854092006 Hardcover, 272 pages, 46 b&w photos Description: Using many primary sources and first-person accounts, the author presents some of the most dramatic ... Visit our page for this title

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The Battle of the Atlantic and Signals Intelligence by - Syrett, David U-boat Situations and Trends, 1941-1945 (1999, Published by Ashgate for the Navy Records Society, Brookfield VT) ISBN 1840142952 628 pages Description: This is a fascinating reference book compiling documents in the two series U-boat Situations ... Visit our page for this title

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Bitter Victory by - Olson, Wesley The Death of HMAS Sydney (2000, University of Western Australia Press) ISBN 1876268492 Hardcover, 436 pages, 42 b&w photos, maps, diagrams Description: A study of Australia's worst maritime tragedy, and its greatest maritime mystery. Visit our page for this title

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Black May by - Gannon, Michael (1998, Harpercollins) ISBN 0060178191 Hardcover, 492 pages, 43 b&w photos Description: Michael Gannon wrote the awesome Operation Drumbeat (see our review) so this one is anticipated by m ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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The Boat by - Buchheim, Lothar-Günther (1999, Orion Military) ISBN 0304352314 Paperback, 563 pages Description: This well-known novel, stemming from the author's experiences as a war correspondent on - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945 by - Rohwer, Jürgen and Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1992, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 155750105X 366 pages, no photos or illustrations, well indexed Description: While this reference book gives a chronology of all naval actions worldwide during WWII, it does inc ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

Convoy is to Scatter by - Broome, John Egerton (1972, William Kimber, London) ISBN 0718303326 Hardcover, 232 pages, 3 photos, 23 illustrations, 4 charts Description: An account of the PQ-17 debacle by a participant, illustrated wit ... Visit our page for this title

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Count Not the Dead by - Hadley, Michael The Popular Image of the German Submarine (1995, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557501343 253 pages, 21 photos, 1 painting, 13 facsimiles Description: This book explores the mythology behind the German U-boats and U-boat men (of both world wars, but m ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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The Cruel Sea by - Monsarrat, Nicholas (1999, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1580800467 Paperback, 520 pages Description: The story is about convoy escorts, first aboard the corvette H.M.S. Compass Rose, and later on the f ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Enigma by - Harris, Robert (1996, Random House) ISBN 0804115486 Paperback, 372 pages Description: A really good novel dealing with the Enigma code-breaking effort o ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Enigma U-Boats by - Showell, Jak P. Mallmann Breaking the Code-the True Story (2000, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557502021 Hardcover, 192 pages Visit our page for this title

The Faustball Tunnel by - Moore, John Hammond German POWs in America and their Great Escape (1978, Random House) ISBN 0394411587 268 pages Description: This is a very interesting story about the escape of 25 POWs, mostly U-boat officers, from Papago Pa ... Visit our page for this title

Fiasco by - Potter, John Deane The Break-Out of the German Battleships (1970, Heinemann Ltd., London) ISBN 0434598011 235 pages Visit our page for this title

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German U-boat Commanders of World War II by - Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim A Biographical Dictionary (1999, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557501866 301 pages Description: "This important biographical dictionary details the service records of the 1,411 officers of the Ger ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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German U-Boat Losses During World War II by - Niestle, Axel Details of Destruction (1998, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557506418 Hardcover, 160 pages Description: Axel Niestle is one of the biggest names when it comes to U-boat losses so this is a welcome and muc ... Visit our page for this title

H.M.S. Ulysses by - MacLean, Alistair (1959, William Collins, London) ISBN 0385041837 Description: This is a classic that tells the story of a convoy heading towards Murmansk in winter 1943. The book ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Hirschfeld by - Brooks, Geoffrey told by Wolfgang Hirschfeld The Story of a U-boat NCO, 1940-1946 (1996, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557503729 253 pages, 32 b&w photos Description: The story of Wolfgang Hirschfeld, whose diaries Geoffrey Brooks has translated. The principal chapte ... Visit our page for this title

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Iron Coffins by - Werner, Herbert A. A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II (2002, Da Capo Press) ISBN 030681160X Paperback, 388 pages Description: Herbert A. Werner was the Commander of U ... - This book has been translated from another language - Translated into Polish as Zelazne trumny Visit our page for this title

The Kola Run by - MacIntyre, Donald and Campbell, Ian (1958, Frederick Muller Ltd.) Hardcover, 254 pages, 6 maps, 32 illustrations Description: This book describes the convoys to Russia. First published 1954. Visit our page for this title

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Last Year of the Kriegsmarine by - Tarrant, V.E. (1994, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557505101 Description: A really well-written book covering all aspects of the German Navy in the last year of WWII. Include ... Visit our page for this title

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Lone Wolf by - Mulligan, Timothy P. The Life and Death of U-Boat Ace Werner Henke (1993, Praeger) ISBN 0275936775 247 pages, 12 photographs. Description: The author chose a tricky subject to explore in this work. Henke's perso ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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The Lusitania by - Butler, Daniel Allen The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend (2000, Stackpole Books) ISBN 0811709892 Hardcover, 384 pages Description: Impressive and well-researched book on the loss of this mighty ship and how it affected the war. Visit our page for this title

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Narvik by - Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J. Battles in the Fjords (Classics of Naval Literature) (1996, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557507449 Description: Deals with the exciting and dramatic battles of Narvik on the coast of Norway in early 1940. Althoug ... Visit our page for this title

Neither Sharks nor Wolves by - Mulligan, Timothy P. The Men of Nazi Germany's U-boat Arm, 1939-1945 (1999, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557505942 340 pages, 24 photos Description: This book investigates the men behind the myth - the real officers and enlisted men behind the "shar ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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A Night before Christmas by - Sanders, Jacquin (1996, Buccaneer Books, New York) ISBN 1568490127 Hardcover, 320 pages, no photos, no index Description: An excellent account of the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville on December 24, 1944 by Visit our page for this title

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North Atlantic Run by - Milner, Marc The Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Convoys (1985, University of Toronto Press) ISBN 0870214500 Description: A well-researched book on the Royal Canadian Navy's escort operations in the Atlantic, concentrating ... Visit our page for this title

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The Odyssey of a U-Boat Commander by - Topp, Erich. Translated by Eric C. Rust (1992, Greenwood Publishing Group) ISBN 0275938980 Hardcover, 258 pages Description: Many believe this is one of the best personal accounts of the war. Topp wa ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

Operation Drumbeat by - Gannon, Michael (1991, ) ISBN 0060920882 485 pages, 31 b&w photos, 5 maps, and 1 diagram Description: One of the best books available about this topic. Gannon describes the patrols of - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Pursuit by - Kennedy, Ludovic The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck (2000, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557504725 Hardcover, 296 pages Description: An insightful and concise description of the events surrounding, and leading to, the sinking of the ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Raiders of the Deep by - Thomas, Lowell (1995, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557507228 363 pages, 51 b&w photos Description: Mr. Thomas wrote this book in the early 1920s, traveling to Germany to interview many of the U-boat ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Shadows on the Horizon by - Haskell, Winthrop A. The Battle of Convoy HX-233 (1998, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508879 Hardcover, 192 pages, 61 b&w photos, 2 facsimiles, 2 maps, 2 diagrams, 2 drawings Description: Describes the battle of the convoy and particularly the sinking of U-175 ... Visit our page for this title

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Silent Hunters by - Savas, Theodore P. (editor) German U-Boat Commanders of WWII (1997, Savas Publishing Company) ISBN 1882810171 Description: Authors include some of the top U-Boat authors working today, including: Tim Mulligan (on - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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Stealth at Sea by - van der Vat, Dan (1998, Replica Books) ISBN 0735100497 Hardcover, 374 pages, 24 b&w photos, 5 drawings/diagrams Description: This book describes the history of the submarine from 1465 until the end of World War II, and from m ... Visit our page for this title

Steel Boats, Iron Hearts by - Goebeler, Hans Jacob The Wartime Saga of Hans Goebeler and the U-505 (1999, Wagnerian Press) Paperback, 253 pages, 16 photos Description: The personal wartime memoirs of Hans Goebeler, "The Man Who Pulled the Plug on Visit our page for this title

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Survivors by - Bennett, G. H. and Bennett, R. British Merchant Seamen in the Second World War (1999, Hambledon Pr) ISBN 1852851821 Hardcover, 287 pages Description: This book looks at what actually happened when a ship was sunk by mine, aircraft, surface raider or ... Visit our page for this title

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Torpedoes in the Gulf by - Wiggins, Melanie (1995, Texas A&M University Press) ISBN 0890966486 Hardcover, 265 pages, 32 b&w photos, 1 map Description: This book covers the period 1942-43 when U-boats sank 56 merchant ships in the Gulf of Mexico. The ... Visit our page for this title

U-Boat 977 by - Schaeffer, Heinz (1975, Tandem Publishing Limited) ISBN 0553267302 9 photos Description: Autobiography of the commander. It tells the story of U-977's last voyag ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang Lüth by - Vause, Jordan (2001, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508631 Paperback, 264 pages Description: A study of the highly-decorated and controversial U-boat commander. First ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Commander by - Cremer, Peter A Periscope View of the Battle of the Atlantic (1987, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 0870219693 244 pages, 34 photos Description: This well-written first-person narrative is about the career of Kptlt. Creme ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Commanders and Crews 1935-1945 by - Showell, Jak P. Mallmann (1998, Crowood Press Ltd.) ISBN 1861261926 Hardcover, 144 pages, numerous b&w photos Description: Covers the men of the U-boat force in an easy-to-read manner. Training, battle conditions and almost ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Far from Home by - Stevens, David (1997, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 1864482672 Paperback, 286 pages, maps, photos Description: This book covers in excellent detail and pace the exploits of U-862, und ... Visit our page for this title

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The U-Boat Hunters by - Milner, Marc The Royal Canadian Navy and the Offensive (1994, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508542 Hardcover, 326 pages, 3 maps, 2 figures, 50 b&w photos Description: A scholarly re-evaluation of the Royal Canadian Navy's role in the Allied victory over the U-boats i ... Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Killer by - Macintyre, Donald (2000, Cassell Academic) ISBN 0304352357 179 pages, no photos Description: U-boat action from the destroyer's point of view. Very interesting and well-written memoir by the co ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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The U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945 by - Tarrant, V.E. (2000, Cassell Academic) ISBN 185409520X Hardcover, 192 pages, 114 pictures, 16 maps, 8 graphs Description: A good general account of U-boats in both wars, contains good analysis and details of losses and flo ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1 by - Wynn, Kenneth (1998, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508607 368 pages, 9 maps, apps. bibliog. #1-8607/ Description: Career Histories, U1-U510. This is the first o ... Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2 by - Wynn, Kenneth (1998, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508623 336 pages, 9 maps, apps. bibliog. #1-8607/ Description: Career Histories, U-511 - Uit25. This is the second of two volumes cover ... Visit our page for this title

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U-Boat Versus Aircraft by - Franks, Norman and Zimmerman, Eric The Dramatic Story behind U-boat Claims in Gun Action with Aircraft in World War II (1998, Grub Street, London) ISBN 1902304020 Hardcover, 224 pages Description: It is pretty interesting, and for the first time gives the U-boat side of the story of the war betwe ... Visit our page for this title

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The U-Boat War in the Caribbean by - Kelshall, Gaylord T.M. (2004, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557504520 Hardcover, 505 pages, 30 pictures, 9 maps, 2 diagrams Description: Over 500 pages of small print! Covers the entire war in the theatre in great detail, both from sea a ... Visit our page for this title

The U-boat War by - Buchheim, Lothar-Günther (1978, Alfred A, Knopf, Inc.) ISBN 0394414373 Description: This is part three of Buchheim's photo essay. It includes many of the photos taken during his time a ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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U-boats Against Canada by - Hadley, Michael (1990, University of Toronto Press) ISBN 0773508015 357 pages, 39 b&w photos, and 1 map Description: Covers the operations of U-boats in Canadian waters. - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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U-Boats at War by - Busch, Harald (1982, Putnam) ISBN 0345307550 Paperback, 176 pages, no photos, no index, no bibliography Description: A general, well-written overview of the U-boat war. Translated from the German by L.P.R. Wilson. Ori ... - This book has been translated from another language Visit our page for this title

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U-Boats Destroyed by - Kemp, Paul (2000, Arms & Armour) ISBN 1854095153 Paperback, 288 pages Description: This book covers all U-boat fates; very detailed and according to the newest sources, including time ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title

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U-Boats in Camera 1939-1945 by - Showell, Jak P. Mallmann (1999, Books International, Incorporated) ISBN 0750915579 Hardcover Description: This fine book includes many, many very rare photographs of U-boats from the Visit our page for this title

Very Special Intelligence by - Beesly, Patrick The Story of the Admiralty's Operational Intelligence Centre, 1939-1945 (2000, Greenhill Books, London) ISBN 1853673986 288 pages Description: An insider's account of the work of the British Operational Intelligence Centre, and the way in whic ... Visit our page for this title

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Why the Allies Won by - Overy, Richard (1997, W W Norton & Co) ISBN 039331619X Paperback, 428 pages, reprint from 1995. 31 photos, 11 maps Description: This book devotes a chapter to each of the decisive military campaigns of the war. One is entitled ... Visit our page for this title

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Wolf by - Vause, Jordan (1997, United States Naval Inst.) ISBN 1557508747 Description: "A balanced examination of the image of a U-Boat skipper. Whilst it may be criticised by some, t ... - This book has been translated into other languages Visit our page for this title