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Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War Two Hardcover – 21 Oct. 1997

by Theodore P. Savas (Editor)
4.1 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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German U-Boat Commanders of World War II. This volume features six essays by leading U-boat scholars on the careers of German submarine commanders; includes an essay by Admiral Erich Topp, wartime commander of U-552.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1882810171
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1882810178
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Savas Woodbury Publishers,U.S.
  5. Publication date
    21 Oct. 1997
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    15.88 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm
  8. Print length
    224 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Savas Woodbury Publishers,U.S.; First Edition (21 Oct. 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1882810171
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1882810178
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.88 x 1.27 x 23.5 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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Theodore P. Savas

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I graduated from The University of Iowa College of Law in 1986 (With Distinction), and practiced law in Silicon Valley for twelve years. After co-founding Savas Woodbury Publishers (with David Woodbury, subsequently Savas Publishing Company) in 1990, I sold the company in 2001.

I have been teaching legal and business college classes since 1992. In addition to having ghost-written dozens of books, I have authored, co-authored, or edited fourteen others (published in five languages), including "Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War II" (Campbell, 1997; Naval Institute Press, 2003), "The Red River Campaign" (Parabellum, 2005) and "A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution" (Spellmount, UK, 2006). I can be reached at: teds@savasbeatie.com

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  • Hugh McPhilemy
    2.0 out of 5 stars Silent Hunters, still silent.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2008
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    Strange book this one....take six different authors & ask them to write a short essay on six different U Boat commanders and presumably you've got a classic. Presumably. To me this book is neither fish nor fowl. If you are conversant with the U Boat men in question, it will not, significactly, tell you anything new. If, on the other hand, you are looking for an introduction to the subject then the six essays are far too short to be of much help. For example the opening essay on Englebert Endrass by Erich Topp is more of a funereal eulogy than an insight into his brilliant career. The others, as I said, are too short to contain much useful detail.The one redeeming feature is that the notes at the end contain enough reference works to be going on with and any one quoted source is much more informative than this shorthand effort.
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  • M.J.Lawicki
    5.0 out of 5 stars Silent Hunters is an engrossing compilation of several different tales of U-Boat commanders in World War II
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 December 2013
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    There has always been something compelling and fascinating in my mind about the U-Boat arm of the respective German Navies in both World Wars. Perhaps it was the stealth involved in the submarines hunting their quarry--or maybe it was the pulse-pounding terror that often occurred in the aftermath of a successful hunt as the hunters became the hunted? Can any one of us really imagine being trapped hundreds of feet below the surface in these 'iron coffins' with depth charges exploding all around? The U-Boat arm was the most dangerous branch of the German military to serve in--this much is certain. 40,000 men served in U-Boats in the Second World War, and 30,000 of these men never returned to port. I have to say in all sincerity that when I picked up my Kindle and began reading the stories contained in this ebook, it was nearly impossible to put down. I believe it is always enjoyable to hear never before told stories for the first time, and this book delivers by giving readers a glimpse into the intriguing lives of several little-known U-Boat commanders. Contained within these pages are several tales of valor, heroism, triumph, tragedy, sorrow, and controversy. The stories were written by several different authors, collected and edited for this volume by Theodore Savas. 'Silent Hunters' begins with a moving eulogy by U-Boat commander Erich Topp dedicated to his friend, fellow U-Boat commander Engelbert Endrass. Topp and Endrass were the best of friends, and Endrass was reported missing in action on December 21,1941. I have seldom read anything as moving or heart rending as Topps' expression of respect, loss, sorrow, and love for his fallen colleague and fellow U-Boat commander. The best story of the book, in my opinion, was that of Ralph Kapitsky, who arguably put up the best 'last stand' fight of any U-Boat commander in the face of overwhelming odds in the second world war. Kapitsky and his crew astonishingly held off the United States Navy for nearly a day in the Carribean with a bit of luck, courage, and sheer determination before their vessel was finally overwhelmed with seaplane-dropped bombs and depth charges. My least favorite tale was that of the controversial trial of U-Boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck at the end of the Second World War. Eck was found unanimously guilty of war crimes by an all-British military tribunal for machine-gunning the wreckage of a Greek liner he had just torpedoed in an effort to sink evidence of his handiwork. Unfortunately for Eck, a few crewmen of the Greek liner were killed in the strafing process and many survivors bore testimony against him after the war. Although his defense team did an excellent job and could even prove that the British Navy was guilty of comparable crimes on the high seas, it really mattered little for Eck and his fellow crewmen in the immediate aftermath of postwar Europe. His trial was anything but fair and impartial, and was speedily concluded by the British as a matter of political expediency. He was executed along with two of his subordinates in Hamburg, Germany in May of 1945. As was the case in many such trials of German officers at the end of the war, the allied powers seemed more concerned about vindication and retribution than justice. A thoroughly absorbing read, I highly recommend it for any student of history.
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  • Phil Seifert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of U-Boat Stories - Not Generally Known
    Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2016
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    This is a great read for those who love WWII History, and in particular the Battle of the Atlantic, or submarine (U-Boat) warfare in general. This book covers some of those who didn't get the huge tonnage totals and whose names are not generally known, but who made significant contributions or cruises in one way or another. Some of the boats, captains, and/or cruises I had heard marginally about as part of other accounts, whereas entire chapters are devoted to these men and their missions. The first chapter on Endrass written by Topp is a bit weird, but the other chapters cover stories that deserve to be told due to the significance of the captains, missions, etc. A good book to round out any serious study on German U-Boat activity in WWII.
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  • Bev Thompson
    5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 November 2014
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    There have been many books written about Germany's U-boats -- and we've read just about all of them (I can't get enough, the stories are so compelling) -- and this one is one of our favorites. Unlike the others, this book tells the stories of those commanders who didn't get to write about their exploits but who deserve to be known nevertheless. Each chapter is about a different commander, and they are all fascinating. One of them really stands out above all the others. We read it last night, and literally could not put the book down, reading into the wee hours of the morning. Of all the naval battles we've read about, this one is, by far, the most exciting. I felt like I was right THERE. As I read aloud, I could not stop crying, actually cheering for the enemy, hoping beyond hope that his boat would survive, with the entire U.S. Navy coming down on him. It was an AMAZING story of an incredible captain, who I will never forget. If you never read another book about the U-boats, read this one. You won't regret it.
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  • Wood carver/reviewer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting group of men.
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2014
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    This is a very interesting book. It had never occurred to me to learn much about the U-boat Commanders until I read Erich Topp's book. Now I find it engrossing to learn what an intelligent group of men they were. Savas has made the material interesting by using enough detail about the Commanders education and military training to make the stories compelling but not so much that boredom sets in. Additionally, I went into the reading with the idea that most of the men were most likely Nazis and have learned that they weren't. They were military but most were not cruel Nazis.
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  • Anita Young
    3.0 out of 5 stars Das Boot?
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2014
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    I've been fascinated with U boats ever since watching Das Boot. The book was an interesting read for WW2 buffs and present submariners. It's often interesting to read the viewpoints of the "other side".
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