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With Honour in Battle Paperback – April 7, 2003

by J T McDaniel (Author)

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This exciting novel thrillingly portrays the deadly tension of life at sea, where courageous men must again and again venture forth to face an overwhelming enemy in a battle they know is already lost. Pitting technology against a triumphant foe, With Honour in Battle tells a compelling story of courage, determination and sacrifice in the face of hopeless odds.

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289 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Riverdale Electronic Books
Publication date

April 7, 2003
Dimensions

6.1 x 0.78 x 9.22 inches
ISBN-10

0971220735
ISBN-13

978-0971220737
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverdale Electronic Books; REV ed. edition (April 7, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0971220735
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0971220737
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.78 x 9.22 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #8,655,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11,799 in Sea Stories
- #13,549 in Military Historical Fiction
- #42,334 in War Fiction (Books)

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J.T. McDaniel is a popular novelist, playwright, editor, actor, and audiobook narrator. His literary output includes novels, short stories, essays, plays, and criticism. He has narrated over a dozen audiobooks, including his own book on Shakespearean acting techniques. He has also released two spoken-word albums. A military veteran, McDaniel is semi-retired and a grandfather.

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zorba

Almost Flawless Sub Story

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2009

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This book succeeds on several levels: There's a good plot with excellent characters and all the suspense of WWII. There's enough submarine nuts and bolts to keep any techie happy. There's good naval lore, particularly as pertains to the title "With Honor in Battle." The book is set in the final days of the European War, just before the cease-fire. The reader finds himself pondering why would German U-boat crews continue to risk their lives in a war that is certainly lost. And finally, the book comes down to a duel between two combat sea dogs. All in all, McDaniel has crafted an excellent book that the reader will find riveting and, at the end, wholly satisfying.

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2011

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Loved the "what-if" aspect of the story that is what if one of Hitler's super-subs had actually made it into the war before the Nazi surrender. The technical details of the story are sharp and intriguing. However, the human elements of the story are a little flat. The characters are primarily too stereotypical and as a reader I kept asking myself, "why do I can about this guy?" The subplot concerning the U-boat captain's love interests doesn't work well at all.
With Honour in Battle is still worth a read despite the flaws. McDaniel's speculations on how a Nazi super-sub would have affected the war are quite compelling.

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2002

The book title "With Honour in Battle" fittingly describes the character of the
protagonist in this novel. Hans Kruger a U-boat captain, not only discharges his duty as a
Wolf pack hunter, but also shows valor by respecting the lives of his enemy. The story is
set during the last months before the victory in Europe. The Allies have cracked the radio code
used by the Wolf Pack and U-boats are easy pickings by the British destroyers. Even so,
Hans Kruger a W.W.II U-boat captain, manages to bring his crew home from the hunting
grounds of the North Atlantic time after time. Kruger is given command of a new
revolutionary sub to buy time for Germany to negotiate a favorable ending to the war.

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mario ghigo

good timely delivery

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019

very good book .

Could have been much better

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021

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As said could have been better ,rather one sided story of the war in the North Alantic at the end of WWII. definitely not one of his better efforts.

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014

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With Honour in Battle

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2001

Arriving back to his base after an extended patrol, Captain Hans Kruger is hoping to rest. Instead he is assigned to a new experimental U-Boat. U-2317 is the first of its type, with a radical design, to be operational. It is a very advanced design but has problems with its turbines and fuel which run the risk of the power plant blowing up. Kruger is Germany's most highly decorated submarine commander still in sea duty. He has been given the job of delaying the end of the war to enable Germany to dictate surrender terms that will not fatally damage their country. Kruger will do his duty as he is a member of the Navy. He has no politics and has doubts about the conduct of many of the Nazis. He will do his utmost to sink as many of the enemies' naval vessels and shipping, but will have nothing to do with the Nazi atrocities. Since U2317 runs quieter and faster and can dive deeper than any previous submarines, Kruger's campaigns are extremely successful...so successful that the British Admiralty attributes the devastation to a wolf pack. It isn't until David Ralston escapes on the way to a German prison camp and returns to England to describe Kruger's sub that they realize the truth. Ralston had been rescued by Kruger when Kruger sank his ship, and so had the opportunity to observe the new submarine. A task force is assembled with Ralston in command. Its purpose is to seek and destroy U2317. This becomes a race to determie who is the hunter and who is the hunted. The culmination of the race has quite a twist. McDaniel has successfully evoked the spirit of the people and places during the last days of Third Reich. The characters are finely drawn with the dilemma of killing as a duty while deploring doing this. The action is suspenseful; the battles realistic. This is a well-written book. This is the best naval warfare book I have read in a long time. It is very reminiscent of the war novels of British novelist, Douglas Reeman...

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RON DEMING

with Honour in Battle

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2013

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Ok, but lost interest two thirds of the way through! The plot she did not reasonate with me after the first half of book.

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Dennis S. Neff

Well Done

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2005

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Tremendously inventive, well researched, good characterization, great and authentic action scenes and, as far as I can remember, the first book I've read by an American or British author in which the German is depicted as a true hero, as humanitarian as one can be in war, and the victor, even in the end. What an absolute gem of a book to stumble upon.
Having read numerous submarine warfare novels, what an incredible relief it was not to have to go through the stress of, time and time again, being depth-charged. In fact, what makes this book really so appealing is that the author has avoided much of the normal routine and tedium which is usually rehashed in most WW I & II submarine novels. The author must be given full credit for creating something new in WW II submarine warfare, setting it in a German boat during the death throws of the Nazi regime and still crafting a novel which left me feeling uplifted and rewarded by the final outcome.

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Teemacs

Formulaic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2009

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Fortunately for the Allies, a new generation of U-boats never made it to sea. These "Elektro-Boats", some with the revolutionary Walter turbine engine, were the first true submarines, and they pointed the way to the future. This "what if" novel postulates that one of them was indeed finished and sets sail in the dying days of the War to create havoc.

I found the whole thing interesting conceptually, but the tale itself very ordinary, told in an ordinary manner. It's not bad, but I didn't find it that engaging.

I. Lodge

With Honour in Battle

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2013

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Monotonous documentary style with lightly drawn characters. Factually correct on submarines etc. I have read history books that were more engaging.

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