German language books
| 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 about the U-boat war.
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 | by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
(The Parting) (2002, Piper Verlag, München)
ISBN 3492235727
Paperback, 560 pages
Description: This novel describes the journey Buchheim and
Lehmann-Willenbrock make on the nuclear research vessel Otto Hahn from
Rotterdam to Cape Town. It is t ...
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 | by Brustat-Naval, Fritz
(Ali Cremer: U-333)
U 333 (1994, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548354238
400 pages, 70 b&w photos
Description: This well-written first-person narrative is about the career of Kptlt. Cremer of U-333.
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 | by Lochner, R.K.
(When the Ice broke)
Der Krieg zur See um Norwegen 1940, Tatsachenbericht (1983, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453016904
Paperback, 735 pages, many b&w photos, 31 maps
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 | by Kurowski, Franz
(To all wolves: Attack!) (1986, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3895551716
Hardcover, 528 pages, 145 b/w photos
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 | by Gellermann, Günther-W.
(The other mission: German U-boats in special operations in the Second World War)
Agenteneinsätze deutscher U-Boote im zweiten Weltkrieg (1997, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763759719
240 pages, numerous illustrations
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| by Gretton, Peter
(Atlantic 1943) (1975, Stalling Verlag Oldenburg)
ISBN 3797918569
160 pages, 20 b/w photos
Description: An account, by the escort commander involved, of Convoy HX 231, during which six escorts had to combat 20 U-boats.
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 | by Costello, John and Hughes, Terry
(The battle of the Atlantic) (1992, Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach)
ISBN 3404650387
479 pages, more then 200 photos and maps
Description: Highly readable account of the war in the Atlantic 1939-1945, including actions by U-boats and engagements by surface vessels. Loads of excellent pict ...
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 | by Kent, Alexander
(Grey Wolves) (1989, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548221513
270 pages
Description: Fair written novel about a submarine commander 1944
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 | by Enders, Gerd
(Even little hedgehogs have spikes) (1984, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782203348
240 pages, 60 b/w photos, some maps and drafts
Description: About the six Black Sea boats.
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 | by Kurowski, Franz
(In all Seas)
Der Kreuzerkrieg im Zweiten Weltkrieg (1986, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453023943
Paperback, 446 pages, 63 b&w photos
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 | by Lange, Ulrich
(On War Patrol with U-170 and Knight's Cross Holder Rudolf Mühlbauer) (2002, Eigenverlag, Radebeul)
ISBN 3831141355
Paperback, 268 pages, 123 photos
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 | by Kemp, Paul
(Manned torpedoes and midget U-boats in action 1939-1945) (1999, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613019361
Hardcover, 279 pages
Description: Covers many of the miniature German submarines.
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 | by Ellis, Chris
(Famous Ships of World War II) (1978, Orell Fussli)
ISBN 328000988X
Hardcover, 189 pages, color photos
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 | by Bekker, Cajus
(Pictorial book of the German Navy 1939-1945) (1991, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453009169
Paperback, 239 pages, numerous photos
Description: A general pictorial overview of the German Navy.
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 | by Ernst, Georg
(To the last hour) (1999, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3828903452
224 pages, 20 b/w photos
Description: The book is about the life of a common sailor in the german u-boat force
at the end of the war. The author Georg Ernst had joined the
Kriegsmarine a ...
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(The Boat) (1998, Piper Verlag, München)
ISBN 3492021751
Hardcover, 603 pages
Description: This well-known novel, stemming from the author's experiences as a war correspondent on U-96, describes a single U-boat patrol from beginning to end. ...
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 | by Böddeker, Günter
(The Boats in the Net) (1981, Gustav Lübbe Verlag Bergisch Gladbach)
ISBN 3404650573
492 pages, 20 b/w photos
Description: A general overview of the fates of the German U-boats.
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 | by Showell, Jak P. Mallmann
(The German Navy in World War II) (1992, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3879438803
Hardcover, numerous b&w photos and maps
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| by Muggenthaler, August Karl
(German auxiliary cruisers, 1939-1945)
Bewaffnete Handelsschiffe im Einsatz (1981, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3879432619
297 pages
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| by Text und Redaktion / Jochen Brennecke , Dieter Dürk , Mathias Färber u.a.
(The War at Sea) (1994, Verlagsunion Pabel-Moewig KG , Rastatt)
ISBN 3-8118-4221-8
93 Seiten
Description: Sclachtschiffe und U-Boote im 2. Weltkrieg
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 | by Dinklage, Ludwig and Witthöft, Hans Jürgen
(The German Merchant Fleet 1939-1945)
Band 1&2 Die Schicksale aller Seeschiffe über 100 Brt, Handelsschiffe, Blockadebrecher, Hilfskriegsschiffe (2001, Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg)
ISBN 3933203473
Hardcover, 537 pages/2,392 pages, 64 photos
Description: Sourcebook of German merchant fleet in WWII in two volumes.
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 | by Jackson, Robert
(German Navy)
Die illustrierte Geschichte der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-1945 (2002, Edition Zeitgeschichte)
ISBN 3854925476
Hardcover, 176 pages, 250 photos
Description: Translation from English book: Kriegsmarine. The illustrated history of the German Navy in WWII.
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 | by Breyer, Siegfried
(The German Navy - Volume 3) (1987, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790903205
192 pages, 263 b&w photos, numerous pictures and maps
Description: This volume is about U-boats, but also covers shipyards, decorations, flags and bases of the German Navy.
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 | by Von der Porten, Edward P.
(The German Navy in World War II) (1994, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613011484
Hardcover, 302 pages, 40 photos, 6 maps
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 | by Lemachko, Boris V.
(German Ships under the Red Star)
Das Schicksal der 1945/46 von der Sowjetunion übernommenen Schiffe und Boote der ehemaligen deutschen Kriegsmarine (1992, Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg)
ISBN 3790904449
Paperback, 48 pages, 85 photos and 47 drawings
Description: Marine-Arsenal, Sonderheft Band 4.
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 | by Tuleja, Thaddeus V.
(German battleships and heavy cruisers, 1939-1945)
Erlebnisberichte von Einsatzen der Bismark, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Admiral Graf Spee und Prinz Eugen (1982, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790901679
160 pages
Description: An abridged edition of the book first published in 1958.
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 | by Miller, David
(German U-boats to 1945)
Ein umfassender Überblick (2000, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3727671343
Hardcover, 192 pages
Description: Encyclopedic coverage of World War II U-boat operations, weapons, and technologies; also provides a brief overview of World War I U-boats. Appendix in ...
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 | by Enders, Gerd
(U-Boats to the Black Sea 1942-44: A One-Way Journey)
Eine Reise ohne Wiederkehr (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207617
130 pages, 13 maps, 185 b&w photos and pictures
Description: This revised edition of the original 1997 book describes the transport of the six type IIB boats overland and via the Danube to the Black Sea. The sec ...
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 | by Schmeelke, Karl-Heinz
(German U-boat bunkers yesterday and today) (2001, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790907146
48 pages, numerous illustrations
Description: First published 1996.
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| by Mason, David
(German U-boats) (1992, Moewig Verlag, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811872761
160 pages, 28 b&w photos
Description: A general overview of U-boats in WWII. Approximately one half the book consists of photographs.
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 | by Herzog, Bodo
(German U-boats 1906-1966) (1993, Pawlak Verlag Herrsching)
ISBN 3860700367
324 pages, a lot of maps and drawings
Description: This was at one time a standard sourcebook with a lot of general and specific information about U-boats, but in the meantime some data has become outd ...
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 | by Lakowski, Richard
(German U-boats - Secrets) (1997, Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin)
ISBN 3894880309
207 pages
Description: A great illustrated volume with a lot of photos of U-boats, most of them taken during or shortly after construction.
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 | by Lagarde, Jean de
(German Uniforms 1939-1945) (1998, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613018691
Hardcover, 127 pages
Description: This book covers uniforms and equipment of the Wehrmacht, 1939-1945, including the U-boat arm, for various theatres of the war, climates, and times of ...
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 | by Schmalenbach, Paul
(German auxiliary cruisers, 1895-1945) (1977, Stalling Verlag Oldenburg)
ISBN 3797918771
143 pages, numerous illustrations
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 | by Gröner, Erich
(The German warships 1815 - 1945, Volume 3: U-boats) (1985, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763748024
298 pages, numerous illustrations
Description: Extremely good sourcebook for technical data and the fates of all U-boats.
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 | by Ciupa, Heinz
(The German warships 1939-1945) (1988, Moewig Verlag, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811814095
Hardcover, 175 pages, numerous photos and silhouettes
Description: Originally published 1979.
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 | by Hümmelchen, Gerhard
(German fast attack craft in World War II) (1996, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813204871
Hardcover, 257 pages, 84 photos
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(German U-Cruisers and Transport U-Boats) (2003, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763762469
Hardcover, 256 pages, 74 photos and 44 drawings
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| by Neitzel, Sönke
(U-boat pillboxes and shipyards) (1991, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763758232
340 pages, 140 b&w photos
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| by Rössler, Eberhard
(The German U-boats and Their Shipyards) (1990, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763758798
Description: The complete data for when each boat was ordered, laid down, launched, and commissioned, plus some technical information.
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 | by Kemp, Paul
(German and Austrian U-boat Losses in both World Wars) (1998, Urbes Verlag München)
ISBN 3924896437
Hardcover, 303 pages
Description: This book covers all U-boat fates; very detailed and according to the newest sources, including time spent in the U-Boot Archiv.
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| by Brennecke, Jochen
(German auxiliary cruisers in World War II) (1991, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782205197
480 pages, photos, maps
Description: First published in 1958 under the title Das grosse Abenteuer.
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| by Malisius, Richard
(Duty-bound) (1981, Lohse-Eissing)
ISBN 3920602250
184 pages, 27 b&w photos
Description: An engineer writes about U-boat construction during the war.
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 | by Maasch, Erik
(Duel with wet death) (1999, Ullstein)
ISBN 354824632X
Paperback, 330 pages
Description: A novel about a Fähnrich zur See who ships aboard a U-boat as a last-minute substitute in 1944.
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| by Winter, Barbara
(Duel off Australia)
Hilfskreuzer Kormoran gegen Kreuzer Sydney (1994, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813204413
359 pages
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| by Padfield, Peter
(Dönitz: The Devil's Admiral)
Des Teufels Admiral (1988, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 355007956
608 pages, 30 b&w photos
Description: This is a well-researched but very biased book. To quote Timothy Mulligan, it "provides much useful information but remains a prosecution brief."
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 | by Zöllner, Alfons
(There Really Should Be Nothing Left of Me) (1998, Rita und Richard Albrecht)
ISBN 3831136076
420 pages, photos
Description: The life of BtsMaat Zöllner in the Kriegsmarine with 6 patrols on U-569. Very interesting reading from the point of view of an ordinary seaman.
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| by Lebert, Norbert
(A woman was on board) (1981, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453014847
268 pages
Description: Fictionalized account of the famous 66-day submerged snorkel cruise of U-977 to South America after the war.
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 | by Werner, Herbert and Hirschfeld, Wolfgang
(Icy Atlantic) (1998, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453131711
796 pages
Description: Contains the two books: "Die eisernen Särge" (Werner) and "Feindfahrten" (Hirschfeld).
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(Arctic, Atlantic, Baltic)
Die Einsatze des schweren Kreuzers Admiral Hipper (1986, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453000870
Paperback, 302 pages, 20 photos, over 10 maps and sketches
Description: History of the World War II German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. First published 1963.
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 | by Högel, Georg
(Emblems and insignia of German submarines 1935-1945) (2001, Koehler Verlag, Hamburg)
ISBN 3782208269
Hardcover, 228 pages, hundreds of illustrations and drawings
Description: Covers U-boat emblems and insignia. This book is in German but since it's mostly illustrations that is not really a problem for non German speakers. A ...
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 | by Kowark, Hannsjörg
(Hitler and the French Fleet. Toulon 1940-1944)
Toulon 1940-1944 (1998, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205487
Hardcover, 207 pages, 280 photographs
Description: The scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon and the development of a U-boat base at that city.
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 | by Harris, Robert.
(Enigma) (1995, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453115937
378 pages
Description: A really good novel dealing with the Enigma code-breaking effort of the Allies at Bletchley Park.
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 | by Ballard, Robert D.
(The discovery of the Bismarck)
Deutschlands grosstes Schlachtschiff gibt sein Geheimnis Preis (1993, Ullstein)
ISBN 3548232981
Paperback, 229 pages
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| by Aschenbeck, Nils and others
(Factory for eternity) (1995, Junius Verlag)
ISBN 3885062380
148 pages, numerous illustrations
Description: About the U-boat pillbox (U-Boot-Bunker) in Bremen-Farge.
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 | by Topp, Erich
(Torches over the Atlantic)
Lebensbericht eines U- Boot- Kommandanten (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3782208331
Hardcover, 287 pages, 18 b&w photos
Description: Many believe this is one of the best personal accounts of the war. Topp was one of the most successful U-boat commanders on his famous Red Devil boat, ...
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 | by Lipsky, Florian and Stefan
(Submarine fascination: Museum submarines from around the world)
Museums-Unterseeboote aus aller Welt (1999, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782207920
Hardcover, 144 pages, richly illustrated in color
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 | by Hirschfeld, Wolfgang
(War patrols)
Das Logbuch eines U- Boot- Funkers (1991, Neuer Kaiser Verlag Klagenfurt)
ISBN 3704330973
384 pages, 24 b&w photos
Description: The author was radioman on board several U-boats. He describes the patrols of U-109, especially under the command of "Ajax" Bleichrodt, and the first ...
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(The Fortress) (1997, Hoffmann und Campe)
ISBN 3442438225
1469 pages
Description: Buchheim's account of the last days in the war port of Brest (France), and his dramatic Snorchel-patrol to La Pallice with the last but one U-boat to ...
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(The Film: Das Boot) (1981, Goldmann Verlag, München)
ISBN 3442101964
255 pages, more than 250 b/w photos
Description: Buchheim wrote this book to show his controversial position to the film. Photos from WWII, but also from the set.
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 | by Fock, Harald
(Naval Chronicle)
Die an den beiden Weltkriegen beteiligten aktiven Kriegsschiffe und ihr Verbleib (2000, Koehler Verlag, Hamburg)
ISBN 3782207882
Hardcover, 353 pages, no pictures
Description: Lists all active warship losses from 1870 to 1982, covering all the navies of the world.
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| by Krutein, Eva
(Flight and survival) (Ullstein)
ISBN 34548231551
Paperback, 377 pages
Description: In the last months of World War II, the Baltic Sea was infested with Soviet submarines targeting German refugee ships. Eva's War is a powerful tale of ...
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| by Bauer, Arthur O.
(Communications direction-finding as an Allied weapon against the U-boats 1939-1945) (1997, )
ISBN 3000021426
Hardcover, 323 pages, many illustrations
Description: Covers HF/DF, Enigma, Metox, and other encryption and detection technologies. Can be ordered from Liebich Funk GmbH, Postfach 301 217, 47486 Rheinber ...
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 | by Plottke, Herbert
(Torpedoes away: U-172 on war patrol)
U-172 im Einsatz (1994, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790905100
153 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 color photo
Description: The author - on board as bosun's mate - describes the 6 patrols and the sinking of U-172.
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 | by Higgins, Jack
(The secret of U 180) (1997, Bertelsmann Verlag)
ISBN 3442437458
346 pages
Description: Story of a British intelligence agent diving on a mysterious U-boat found in the Caribbean. The commander’s briefcase, believed to hold incriminatin ...
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 | by Rohwer, Jürgen
(Convoy Battles March 1943) (1975, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3879433836
356 pages
Description: This is a very good complement to Martin Middlebrook's "Convoy" of 1976 covering those same convoy battles.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(History of German U-boat construction) (Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763758003
550 pages in two volumes, 134 b&w photos, 949 drawings
Description: A massive history of the evolution of the first U-boat (the "Holland") to the advanced Walter Boats. Goes into great depth about construction programs ...
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 | by Peillard, Léonce
(The history of the U-boat War) (1980, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453003810
472 pages, 24 b&w photos
Description: A very well written and comprehensive book about submarine combat of all nations in World War Two. Combines great narrative with brilliant analysis.
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 | by Müller, Wolfgang and Kramer, Reinhard
(Sunken and missing)
Menschen- und Schiffsschicksale, Ostsee 1945 (1996, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782206657
268 pages
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 | by Nowarra, Heinz
(Grey wolves to every sea, U-VII) (1977, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790900648
Paperback, 48 pages, very good b&w photos, 1 poster
Description: Waffen Arsenal Volume 37
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 | by Alman, Karl
(Grey wolves in the blue sea) (1977, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453011937
316 pages, 67 b&w photos, one map
Description: Provides much data on the U-boat operations in the Mediterranean.
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 | by Francis, Timothy L.
(The big U-boat book) (2001, Heel Verlag, Königswinter)
ISBN 3906477010
Hardcover, 139 pages, 175 b&w photos
Description: The history of the submarine from 1620 to the present. While the photos are excellent, the accompanying text contains many inaccuracies.
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(Sharks in paradise) (1993, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453000943
256 pages, 21 b&w photos
Description: About the Monsun boats in the Far East.
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 | by Ott, Wolfgang
(Sharks and little fishes) (1996, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548239285
505 pages
Description: This highly acclaimed novel realistically describes the life of a German U-boat officer in WWII. The first 300 pages focus on minesweepers, at which p ...
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 | by Breyer, Siegfried
(Instruction manual for U-boat commanders) (1996, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 379090581X
160 pages, 10 b&w photos
Description: This is a reprint of the original wartime handbook which was written by the High Command of the Navy in 1942/43, with some additional information. It ...
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(Auxiliary cruiser Thor)
Hecht im Atlantik (2001, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782208242
Hardcover, 232 pages, photos, charts, facsimiles, maps
Description: First published 1967.
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 | by Snyder, Gerald S.
(The Royal Oak Disaster)
Die Versenkung der Royal Oak durch Günther Prien (1981, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453013972
Paperback, 317 pages, 41 photos, 5 appendices, 1 map
Description: "The first complete account of the most controversial tragedy in the Royal Navy's History - the Scapa Flow Raid of U-47." Reconstructs the raid from ...
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 | by MacLean, Alistair
(The island) (1980, W. Heyne, München)
ISBN 345300647X
303 pages
Description: This novel deals only indirectly with U-boats, with the action taking place a quarter century after the end of World War II. Since it is a mystery nov ...
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 | by Kurowski, Franz
(Hunters of the seven seas)
Die berühmtesten U- Boot- Kommandanten des II. Weltkriegs. (1994, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613016338
Hardcover, 508 pages, 150 photos
Description: The biographies of 22 Commanders with a lot of data.
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(Hunter at sea) (1996, Berlin)
ISBN 3455111726
Description: The author describes his patrols aboard U-96. Originally published 1943.
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(The hunters and the hunted)
Deutsche U- Boote 1939 - 1945 (2001, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548252141
Paperback, 672 pages, 42 b&w photos
Description: Good U-boat data.
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 | by Harper, Stephen
(Battle for Enigma)
Die Jagd auf U559 (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207374
Hardcover, 132 pages
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 | by Koop, Gerhard
(Struggle and downfall of the German U-boat arm)
Eine Bilanz in Wort und Bild aus der Sicht des Gegners (1998, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763759808
250 pages, b&w photos
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 | by Busch, Fritz-Otto, Paus, Peter and Alman, Karl
(Ship clear for battle) (1998, Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811814591
Hardcover, 335 pages, 5 maps, 1 drawing
Description: Includes 5 stories of the war at sea in World War II: Fritz-Otto Busch: Feindfahrt nach Norden; Fritz-Otto Busch: Geleitzugjagd im Atlantik; Fritz-Ott ...
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 | by Middlebrook, Martin
(Convoy) (1995, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548235344
296 pages, 27 b/w photos
Description: About the attacks against convoys SC-122 and HX-229 in March 1943, probably the biggest convoy battle of all time.
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| by Lanitzki, Günther
(Cruiser Edinburgh) (1990, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782205316
136 pages, 60 b&w photos, 20 maps and drawings
Description: About the sinking of HMS Edinburgh by U-456.
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| by Busch, Fritz-Otto
(War of the grey wolves) (1994, Pabel Verlag, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811860798
108 pages
Description: About the patrols of U-110.
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 | by Kurowski, Franz
(War under water)
U- Boote auf den sieben Meeren 1939 - 1945 (1979, Econ Verlag Düsseldorf)
ISBN 3704340626
400 pages, 29 b&w photos
Description: A book about all combat actions of all submarine forces in World War Two.
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 | by Möller, Eberhard
(Course Atlantic: U-boat development to 1945)
Die deutsche U-Boot-Entwicklung bis 1945 (1995, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613016524
286 pages, 140 b&w photos
Description: A well-researched book about the reasons for the lost Battle of the Atlantic.
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 | by Tarrant, V. E.
(Course West) (1998, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613015420
Hardcover, 273 pages, 150 b&w photos
Description: A good general account of U-boats in both wars, contains well performed analysis and details of U-boat losses and flotilla histories.
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 | by Savas, Theodore
(Silent Hunters)
Deutsche U-Boot-Kommandanten im Zweiten Weltkrieg (2001, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548252052
Paperback, 316 pages
Description: Authors include some of the top U-Boat authors working today, including: Tim Mulligan (on Merten), Eric Rust (Guggenberger), Jordan Vause (Oehrn), Gor ...
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| by Koop, Gerhard and Schmolke, Klaus-Peter
(The light cruisers Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln, Leipzig, Nürnberg) (1994, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763759344
Hardcover, 310 pages, illustrations
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| by Hirschfeld, Wolfgang
(The last boat) (1989, Universitas Verlag, Müchen)
ISBN 380041192X
332 pages
Description: The author's second book about the last days on U-234 and his time as a POW.
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| by Herlin Hans
(Last man of the Doggerbank) (1979, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453009827
191 pages
Description: About U-43 (Schwantke) and the sinking of the Doggerbank on 3 March 1943.
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 | by Guenter, C. H.
(The last U-Boat to Avalon) (1996, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548246346
Description: Volume I: Einsatz im Atlantik (patrol in the Atlantic) ISBN 3548239250, 240 pages, (12,80 DM) Volume II: U-136 in geheimer Mission (U-136 on secret ...
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 | by Arendt, Rudolf
(Last order: Scuttle) (1998, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205436
236 pages, b&w photos, maps
Description: Story of U-23 written by her last commander.
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 | by Ryheul, Johan
(Marinekorps Flandern) (1997, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 381320541X
Hardcover, 280 pages, 300 photos
Description: This book gives an overview of the German Marinekorps Flandern which occupied the larger part of the Belgian coast and some inland areas. The harbour ...
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 | by Dönitz, Karl
(My ever-changing life) (1998, Verlag S. Bublies, Schnellbach)
ISBN 3926584483
Hardcover, 285 pages, 36 b&w photos, 4 facsimiles
Description: This memoir by Karl Dönitz covers in detail his experiences through 1934. Only a brief overview is given of his career from that date onward, as the ...
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| by Fröwis, Franz J.
(With the unicorn against England) (1999, )
ISBN 3901833056
Paperback, 150 pages, numerous photos
Description: This book deals with U-763 and U-1195. It can be purchased from the author by sending 30DM to
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 | by Hadley, Michael L.
(Count not the Dead) (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207714
Hardcover, 207 pages, ca. 20 pictures
Description: This book explores the mythology behind the German U-boats and U-boat men (of both world wars, but mostly from World War II), including their represen ...
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 | by Mulligan, Timothy
(The men of the German U-boat service, 1939-1945) (2001, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613021471
Hardcover, 360 pages
Description: This book investigates the men behind the myth - the real officers and enlisted men behind the "shark" and "wolf" images often associated with the U-b ...
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 | by Merten, Karl-Friedrich
(By compass)
Lebenserinnerungen eines Seeoffiziers (1994, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813204146
511 pages, 50 b&w photos
Description: A great autobiography by Kapitän z. See Merten, the Commander of U-68 and also Commanding Officer of the 24th Flotilla.
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 | by Lund, Paul and Ludlam, Harry
(The night of the U-boats) (1982, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453016521
189 pages
Description: Focuses on the attacks made on convoy SC-7 in October 1940. The assault on the convoy is presumed to be the first coordinated attack of U-boats in wol ...
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 | by Brustat-Naval, Fritz
(Wet oak leaves cluster) (1995, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548235379
175 pages, 37 b&w photos
Description: Very interesting biography of "Teddy" Suhren, winner of the Knight's Cross with Swords and Oak Leaves Cluster as Commander of U-564 and later FdU Bare ...
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 | by Gannon, Michael
(Operation Drumbeat) (1998, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548332323
Paperback, 550 pages, 33 b&w photos
Description: One of the best books available about this topic. Gannon describes the patrols of U-123 in great narrative form. The feeble American countermeasures a ...
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 | by Schütze, H. G.
(Operation Under Water) (1985, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 378220347X
252 pages, 42 b&w photos
Description: The author describes his patrols as a doctor on board U-382, U-221 and U-358.
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 | by Herzog, Bodo
(Otto Kretschmer)
Der erfolgreichste U-Boot-Kommandant des Zweiten Weltkrieges (2001, Patzwall Verlag)
ISBN 3931533441
153 pages
Description: This is the first major biography of Otto Kretschmer to appear in more than 40 years.
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 | by Prager, Hans Georg
(Pocket battleship Deutschland, heavy cruiser Lützow)
Ein Schiffs-Schicksal vor den Hintergründen seiner Zeit (1983, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 345301801X
Paperback, 416 pages, many b&w photos, maps, drawings and line drawings
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| by Koop, Gerhard and Schmolke, Klaus-Peter
(Armored ships of the Deutschland class)
Deutschland/Lutzow, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee (1993, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763759190
294 pages
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| by Köhl, Fritz and Niestle, Axel
(Design plans: Type VIIC U-boat)
Uboottyp VIIC (Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760032
17 great formatted plans (DIN A 1 = 58,4cm * 83,1cm)
Description: Construction plans for the Type VIIC U-boat.
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| by Köhl, Fritz and Niestle, Axel
(Design plans: Type XXIII U-boat)
Uboottyp XXIII (Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760083
12 great formatted plans (DIN A 1 = 58,4cm * 83,1cm)
Description: Construction plans for the Type XXIII U-boat.
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 | by Korganoff, Alexandre
(Prien against Scapa Flow) (1992, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3879434972
228 pages, 65 b&w photos
Description: A detailed book in great narrative form about the well known patrol of U-47 which resulted in the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak in the British n ...
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| by Alman, Karl
(Prien, Günther) (1981, Druffel-Verlag Leoni)
ISBN 3806110123
288 pages, 77 b&w photos
Description: About the famous Commander of U-47.
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 | by Lehnhoff, Joachim
(Mercury)
U- Boot mit tödlicher Fracht (1998, Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach)
ISBN 3548244750
415 pages
Description: Tells the story of the last patrol of U-859, its sinking off Penang and its raising in the 1980s. Well-written novel where firsthand information from ...
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 | by Kaiser, Ernst
(QXP: In a U-boat on patrol)
Im U-Boot auf Feindfahrt (1998, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3548244084
284 pages, 31 b&w photos
Description: Originally published in 1982.
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 | by Lakowski, Richard
(German naval secrets 1919-1945) (1997, Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin)
ISBN 3894880317
Hardcover, 205 pages
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| by Alman, Karl
(Knights of the seven seas) (1963, Pabel Verlag, Rastatt)
339 pages, 67 b&w photos
Description: Collection of short war-time biographies of the best Commanders, twenty years later published anew and in an extended version under the name Kurowski ...
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 | by Herzog, Bodo
(Knights of the deep / Grey wolves) (1976, Welsermühl Verlag, München)
ISBN 3853391362
320 pages, 20 b&w photos
Description: A well-researched and highly recommended book about the ten best commanders from both world wars.
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| by Dörr, Manfred
(Knight's Cross recipients of the U-boat service, Volume 1) (1988, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück)
ISBN 3764811536
About 320 pages, approximately 200 b&w photos, some facsimiles
Description: Contains short biographies of all Knight's Cross winners with some good pictures.
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 | by Nöldeke, Hartmut and Hartmann, Volker
(The medical service in the U-boat arm) (1996, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205010
280 pages, 20 b&w photos
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 | by Gröner, Erich and Jung, Dieter
(Ships of the German Navy and Airforce 1939-1945) (2001, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763762159
Hardcover, 163 pages, numerous photos
Description: Sourcebook, 9th printing, first printing 1954.
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| by van der Vat, Dan
(The Atlantic campaign)
Der deutsch-britische Seekrieg 1939-1945 (1988, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453042301
Description: Covers the U-boat war 1939-45, a good meaty book. Good bibliography and references.
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(Battleship Bismarck) (1997, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782203682
Hardcover, 619 pages
Description: The story of the pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. Originally published 1960.
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 | by Müllenheim-Rechberg, Burkard
(Battleship Bismarck: A survivor's story)
Ein Uberlebender in seiner Zeit (1999, Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main)
ISBN 3548331599
431 pages
Description: The history of the famous battleship Bismarck written by a survivor. Originally published 1981.
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 | by Koop, Gerhard and Schmolke, Klaus-Peter
(Battleships of the Scharnhorst Class: The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau: The Backbone of the German Surface Forces at the Outbreak of War)
Scharnhorst und Gneisenau: Ruckgrat der deutschen Uberwasserstreitkrafte bei Kriegsbeginn (1991, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763758925
176 pages
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 | by Gannon, Michael
(Black May)
Die Entscheidung im U-Boot-Krieg (1999, Ullstein Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3550069871
Hardcover, 527 pages
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| by Koop, Gerhard and Schmolke, Klaus-Peter
(Heavy cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class)
Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, Lutzow (1992, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763758968
243 pages
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 | by Schmalenbach, Paul
(Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen)
Tatsachen bericht (1982, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453014944
Paperback, 285 pages, many b&w photos, drawings and tables
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 | by Mattes, Klaus
(The seals: German midget submarines)
Klein-U-Boote (1995, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813204847
224 pages
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 | by N/A
(The sea war, battleships and U-boats) (1996, Moewig Verlag, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811842218
Hardcover, 94 pages, numerous photos
Description: Text by Jochen Brennecke, Dieter Dürk, Mathias Färber, Fritz Langour, Karl Ludwig Opitz, Horst Günther Tolmein, and Gunter Syein.
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| by Ruge, Friedrich
(The Soviet fleet as enemy in the war at sea 1941-1945) (1981, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3879437793
247 pages
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 | by Rohde, Jens
(The spoor of the lion: U-1202) (2000, Book on Demand - BoD, Norderstedt)
ISBN 3831101094
530 pages, 270 photos
Description: Comprehensive documentation of crew and boat, including both official documents and personal accounts of crewmembers. Also covers post-war career.
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| by Schmid, Hans
(Helmsman through War and Peace) (1994, Berg-Verlag)
ISBN 3861180324
Description: The author, a former Obersteuermann (helmsman) writes about his career on German warships and on U-boats.
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 | by Urbanke, Axel
The story of the german submarine tankers 1941-43 (2012, Urbanke, Axel/ Luftfahrtverlag-start)
ISBN 3941437143
english-german Hardcover 330 pages colourphotos COMING SOON
Description: The full story of all german submarine tankers including lots of photos and maps, portraits of the commanding officers and exciting stories from their ...
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 | by Valentiner, Max
(Mortal danger above: U-38 in action)
U 38 im Einsatz (2002, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548254365
Paperback, 282 pages
Description: First published in 1934 as U-38: Wikingefahrten eines deutschen U-Bootes.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(The Torpedoes of the German U-boats) (2005, Mittler & Sohn GmbH)
ISBN 3813208427
Hardcover, 292 pages, diagrams, drawings and photo's
Description: Covers the development, manufacturing and technical specifics of all the German torpedoes made from 1864 till recent years
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 | by Kurowski, Franz
(Knights Cross recipients of the U-boat arm) (1987, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790903213
80 pages, b&w photos
Description: Short biographies of each of the 144 members of the U-boat service who were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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| by Beach, Edward L.
(Deadly depths) (1990, Manfred Pawlak, Herrsching)
ISBN 3881990755
Hardcover, 365 pages
Description: This is a book every sub enthusiast should read. Beach, commander of an American sub in WWII, depicts daily life on a submarine and the excitement of ...
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 | by Scalia, Joseph Mark
(U-234)
In geheimer Mission nach Japan (2002, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613021994
Hardcover, 300 pages
Description: This book is a fascinating study of the mystery of U-234, with an excellent examination of the boat's crew, passengers, and cargo.
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 | by Rose, Olaf
(U-571: Triumph and Tragedy of a German Submarine)
Triumph und Tragödie eines deutschen Uboots (2002, Kurt Vowinckel verlag)
ISBN 3934531148
Hardcover, 167 pages
Description: Rare book with foreword by Reinhard Hardegen about the U-571 and all of its crewmembers.
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| by Reintjes, Karl Heinrich
(U-524, the war diary of a U-boat) (1994, Knoth-Verlag Melle)
ISBN 3883682632
228 pages, 6 b&w photos
Description: This is a reprint of U-524's Kriegstagebuch.
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 | by Scherzer, Veit
(U-668 - The patrols of an Arctic Sea U-boat) (1997, Patzwall Verlag)
ISBN 3931533344
84 pages,19 b&w photos and maps
Description: The complete war diary of U-668 and some additional information.
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 | by Schaeffer, Heinz
(U-977 - 66 days submerged) (1974, Limes-Verlag Wiesbaden)
ISBN 3809020494
263 pages, 17 b&w photos
Description: Autobiography of the commander. It tells the story of U-977's last voyage at the end of the war which culminated in a marathon escape to Argentina. Fi ...
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 | by Wetzel, Eckard
(U-995, the Boat at the Laboe Navy Memorial)
Das U-Boot vor dem Marine Ehrenmal in Laboe (1995, Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen)
ISBN 3860703943
144 pages, 98 b&w photos, 126 color photos, some drawings
Description: Describes U-995, its missions in the Barents Sea, fate in the war and as a vessel of the Royal Norwegian Navy. Particularly interesting is the large ...
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 | by
(U-boat) (1996, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3453098560
Description: Book contains three former books: "Graue Wölfe in blauer See" (Almann); "Die Nacht der U-Boote" (Lund) and "Haie im Paradies" (Brennecke)
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 | by Becker, Fabian
(U-boat pillbox) (1996, Edition Temmen, Bremen)
ISBN 3861082888
Description: About the U-boat pillbox (U-Boot-Bunker) in Bremen-Farge.
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 | by Pfitzmann, Martin
(U-boat group Polar Bear) (1986, Moewig Verlag, Rastatt)
ISBN 3811843516
160 pages, 20 b&w photos
Description: Covers the first operation of 6 U-boats (U-68, U-156, U-159, U-172, U-179 and U-504) in South African waters in October/November 1942.
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(U-boat war) (1997, Piper Verlag, München)
ISBN 3492022162
300 pages, b&w photos
Description: This is part three of Buchheim's photo essay. It includes many of the photos taken during his time as a war correspondent, particularly on U-96. Also ...
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 | by White, John F.
(U Boat Tankers 1941-45)
Unterwasser-Versorger fuer die Wolfsrudel im Atlantik (2000, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782207904
Hardcover, 256 pages
Description: This book is an in-depth study of the U-boat tankers in World War II. Translation by Carsten Wenke.
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 | by Krause, Günther
(U-boat and sub hunting) (1986, Militärverlag Berlin (Ost))
ISBN 3327000824
Hardcover, 263 pages, 171 photos
Description: About submarines and countermeasures.
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 | by Krause, Günter
(U-boat alarm)
Zur Geschichte der U-Boot-Abwehr 1914-1945 (1998, Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin)
ISBN 3894881267
255 pages
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(The U-boat men) (1985, Bertelsmann Verlag)
ISBN 3492040446
307 pages, b&w photos
Description: An illustrated volume which is mainly about the crews of the boats.
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 | by Kent, Alexander
(The U-boat hunters) (1999, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548246370
Paperback, 367 pages
Description: A novel about a British destroyer, the Gladiator, which is on a mission to sink the U-234.
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 | by Vause, Jordan
(U-boat commander Wolfgang Lüth) (1999, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 361301937X
Hardcover, 268 pages
Description: A study of the highly-decorated and controversial U-boat commander.
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 | by Schlemm, Jürgen
(The U-boat War 1939-1945 in Literature: An Annotated Bibliography)
Eine kommentierte Bibliographie (2000, Elbe-Spree-Vlg., Hbg.)
ISBN 3931129241
Paperback, 212 pages
Description: This reference book, written by uboat.net's master researcher Jürgen Schlemm, is an annotated bibliography covering hundreds of books, articles, and ...
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 | by Padfield, Peter
(The U-boat war 1939-1945) (2000, Ullstein-Verlag, Berlin)
ISBN 3548247660
Paperback, 735 pages, 37 b&w photos
Description: Covers submarine conflict 1939-1945, across all theatres and nations, but mainly focusing on German, British, US and Japanese operations, with some co ...
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 | by Wetzel, Eckard
(The U-Boat War in the Arctic: Missions of U-995)
Feindfahrten des letzten Weltkriegs-U-Bootes U995 (2001, Nebel Verlag)
ISBN 3895550205
Hardcover, 240 pages
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 | by Kelshall, Gaylord T.M.
(The U-Boat War in the Caribbean) (1999, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205479
336 pages
Description: Covers the entire war in the theatre in great detail, both from sea and air. This is the Bible for the Caribbean theater. Great ship index. Highly re ...
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 | by Blair, Clay
(The U-boat war: The Hunters, 1939 - 1942)
Die Jäger 1939 - 1942 (2001, Heyne Verlag, München)
ISBN 3828905129
912 pages, b&w photos
Description: This first volume of Blair's massive and controversial work covers the U-boat war 1939-1942.
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 | by Showell, Jak Mallmann
(U-Boats 1935-1945)
Kommandanten und Besatzungen (2001, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613020998
Hardcover, 145 pages
Description: This book covers the men of the U-boat force in an easy-to-read manner. Training, battle conditions and almost any other aspect of the men you could w ...
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 | by Dallies-Labourdette, Jean-Phillipe
(U-boats 1939-1945) (1998, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613018993
Hardcover, 144 pages
Description: This book contains many excellently reproduced photographs, many of which were new to me, including some good shots of U-boat pens. There are also som ...
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 | by Schröder, Joachim
(The Kaiser's U-boats)
Die Geschichte des deutschen U-Boot-Krieges gegen Großbritannien im Ersten Weltkrieg (2003, Bernard & Graefe)
ISBN 3763762353
Hardcover, 530 pages, many b/w photos
Description: The book presents the strategic history of the U-boat war 1914-1918, specifically focusing on the role of the Kaiser. The first printing (2001) was to ...
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 | by Showell, Jak P. Mallmann
(U-boats against England)
Kampf und Untergang der deutschen U- Boot- Waffe 1939-1945 (1987, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613010097
189 pages, maps and drawings
Description: An incredible amount of information crammed within rather few pages. Extensive bibliography, list of all U-boats in service and their fates, technica ...
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 | by Bendert, Harald
(Submarines in duel) (1996, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 381320703X
190 pages, 14 maps, 170 b&w photos
Description: Describes all duels between submarines.
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 | by Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans Joachim
(The U-boat war 1939-1945: The commanders)
Die Kommandanten (1996, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813204901
Hardcover, 320 pages, 96 b&w photos
Description: "This important biographical dictionary details the service records of the 1,411 officers of the German Kriegsmarine known to have commanded a U-boat ...
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| by Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans Joachim
(The U-boat war 1939-1945: U-boat construction at German shipyards from 1939 to 1945)
Der U-Bootbau auf deutschen Werften von 1939 bis 1945 (1997, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205126
Hardcover, 545 pages, 36 b/w photos
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 | by Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans Joachim
(The U-boat War 1939-1945: German U-boat successes from September 1939 to May 1945)
Deutsche U-Boot-Erfolge von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205134
Hardcover, 400 pages
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 | by Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans Joachim
(The U-boat War 1939-1945: German U-boat losses from September 1939 to May 1945)
Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (1999, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205142
462 pages
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 | by Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans Joachim
(The U-boat War 1939-1945: The Knight's Cross winners in the German U-boat service from 1939 to 1945)
Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (2003, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205150
Hardcover, 539 pages, photos of Knight's Cross Holders
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| by Jeschke, Hubert
(U-boat tactics: On German submarine tactics 1900-1945)
Zur deutschen U-Boottaktik 1900-1945 (1972, Verlag Rombach, Freiburg)
ISBN 3793001687
120 pages
Description: This book includes sections from the combat instructions for the new type XXI: KTB BdU vom 10.07.1944 "Überlegungen zum Einsatz des Types XXI". The ...
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(U-boat Type XXI) (2001, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763762183
161 pages, 54 b&w photos, 103 drawings, 1 plan
Description: Anatomy of the Type XXI U-boat with lots of scale line drawings.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(U-boat Type XXIII) (2002, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763762361
Hardcover, 201 pages, many drawings and photos
Description: A treatise on the Elektro boat type XXIII U-boat, with complete technical specifications and lots of scale line drawings..
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 | by Ewerth, Hannes
(The German U-boat flotillas) (1988, Koehler Verlag, Herford)
ISBN 3782203984
Hardcover, 106 pages, over 100 color and b&w photographs, tables
Description: Focus is on the German Navy today, but includes a short section on early U-boats.
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 | by Bendert, Harald
(The UB Boats of the Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918: Operations, Successes, Fates)
Einsätze - Erfolge - Schicksal (2000, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207137
Hardcover, 214 pages
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 | by Westwood, David
(U-boat Type VII) (1986, Neckar Verlag, Villingen)
ISBN 3788301317
95 pages, 18 b&w photos
Description: Anatomy of the Type VII U-boat. Lots of scale line drawings, aimed at the modeling community.
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 | by Hadley, Michael L.
(U-boats against Canada) (1997, Ullstein TB-Vlg)
ISBN 3548240623
Paperback, 568 pages, 50 b&w photos
Description: Covers the operations of U-boats in Canadian waters.
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 | by Bagnasco, Erminio
(Submarines in World War II) (1994, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613012529
304 pages
Description: This is a very good book. Each submarine has its own section with all the units of the class, its design with external silhouette and characteristics, ...
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| by Waldemar Trojca
(same) (2005, Model Hobby, Katowice, Poland)
ISBN 8391921581
Hardcover, 598pages, 4 double sided maps, 1 blueprint in 1:35
Description: a very comprehensive book concerning U-Boote and Kleinkampfverbande. Very much photo's, very nice colour drawings of various U-boat types/paint scheme ...
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 | by Bendert, Harald
(The UC Boats of the Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918: Mine warfare with U-boats)
Minenkrieg mit U- Booten (2001, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207587
Hardcover, 214 pages
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(The Imperial Navy U-boats) (1997, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763759638
232 pages, 350 illustrations (b&w photos, plans and drawings)
Description: This highly recommended book covers mostly the technical history and data of the Imperial German U-boats.
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| by Botting Douglas
(The U-boats) (1992, Bechtermünz Verlag, Eltville)
ISBN 3860470329
176 pages, 67 b&w photos, some drawings, 4 maps
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 | by Gabler, Ulrich
(U-boat Construction) (1996, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763759581
150 pages, 42 b&w photos, 196 drawings
Description: This very comprehensive book about the design and construction of submarines is written by a German professor of engineering, the former LI (chief eng ...
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| by Witte, Dr. Lothar
(Primarily. I wnted to see the world...)
Helmut Witte (2007, DR. WITTE & PARTNER GMBH)
ISBN 9783000206450
Hardcover, 186 pages, pictures from the guestbook of U-159
Description: Written by the commander of
U-159.
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 | by Bekker, Cajus
(Damned sea)
Kriegstagebuch der Deutsche Marine (1996, Ullstein TB-Vlg)
ISBN 3548237959
Description: General account of the Kriegsmarine, including some details of U-boat operations. Overall a good book, but unfortunately the last year of the war (194 ...
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 | by Herlin, Hans
(Damned Atlantic) (1994, Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg)
ISBN 3704350281
317 pages, 115 b&w photos
Description: The author describes the fate of Günther Prien of U-47, Peter Zschech of U-505, Werner Henke of U-515, Wolfgang Lüth, and Heinz Eck of U-852. Well-w ...
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 | by Köhl, Fritz and Niestle, Axel
(From original to scale model: Type IXC U-boat) (1990, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760059
68 pages, 93 photos, 23 plans and drawings
Description: A good source about the type IXC with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Köhl, Fritz
(From original to scale model: Type VIIC U-boat) (1997, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760024
64 pages, 14 colour and 82 b/w photos, 29 plans and drawings
Description: A good source about the type VIIC with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Köhl, Fritz
(From original to scale model: Type XXI U-boat) (1988, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760008
64 pages, 91 b/w photos and 21 colour photos, 28 plans and drawi
Description: A good source about the type XXI U-boat with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Köhl, Fritz and Rössler, Eberhard
(From original to scale model: Type XXIII U-boat) (1993, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760075
88 pages, 150 colour and b/w photos, 30 plans and drawings
Description: A good source about the type XXIII with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(From original to scale model: Type XVIII and Type XXVi)
Die grossen Walter-Uboote (1998, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763760199
88 pages, many color and b/w photos, many plans and drawings
Description: A good source about the type XVIII and XXVI with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard
(From original to scale model: Type II) (1999, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn)
ISBN 3763760237
88 pages, numerous photos and 19 plans
Description: A good source about the Type II with a lot of detailed photos and drawings.
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 | by Rössler, Eberhard and Köhl, Fritz
(From Original to Scale Model: Type XVII U-boat) (1995, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763760091
80 pages, numerous illustrations
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| by Just, Paul
(From naval aviator to U-boat sailor) (1982, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 387943605
220 pages
Description: The author describes his career in the navy and his experiences as commander of U-546.
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 | by Deutschmann, Fritz
(From U-boat officer to enthusiastic hunter) (1996, Frieling Verlag)
ISBN 328000215
224 pages
Description: A biography of the former LI of U-18, U-3034 and U-3505.
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| by Marbach, Karl-Heinz
(From Kolberg via La Rochelle to Berlin) (1994, Haag + Herchen Verlag)
ISBN 3861372169
276 pages
Description: Autobiography of Karl-Heinz Marbach, commander of U-953.
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 | by Brennecke, Jochen
(The turn of the tide in the U-boat war: Causes and consequences 1939-1945)
Ursachen und Folgen 1939-1943 (1991, Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg)
ISBN 3453036670
573 pages, 49 b&w photos, 2 maps
Description: A well-researched book analyzing the reasons behind the defeat of the U-boats.
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| by Robertson, Terence
(The Wolf in the Atlantic) (1994, Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg)
ISBN 3893506950
372 pages, 20 b&w photos
Description: Covers Kretschmer's career in the U-boat arm and as a prisoner of war in England and Canada.
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 | by Kaplan, Philip and Currie, Jack
(Wolfpack) (1997, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813205401
240 pages, 137 color photos, 117 b&w photos
Description: Mainly a pictorial history, lots of photos, but also paintings. Includes "then and now" pictures of the sub pens and the preserved boats.
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 | by Breyer, Siegfried
(The Wonder Weapon - Electric boat XXI) (1996, Podzun-Pallas)
ISBN 3790905879
Paperback, 48 pages
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 | by Frank, Wolfgang
(The wolves and the Admiral) (2001, Lübbe Verlag Bergisch-Gladbach)
ISBN 3404650255
746 pages, 20 b&w photos
Description: An excellent personal account of the U-boat War 1939-1945. During that time Frank attended several meetings of Dönitz' staff and served aboard severa ...
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 | by Vause, Jordan
(Wolf - U-Boat Commanders in World War II)
Deutsche U-Boot-Kommandanten im 2. Weltkrieg (1999, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart)
ISBN 3613020025
Hardcover, 255 pages
Description: "A balanced examination of the image of a U-Boat skipper. Whilst it may be criticised by some, this book is a valuable contribution to the published ...
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 | by Schulz, Wilhelm
(Over the Wet Abyss) (1994, Mittler & Sohn Verlag)
ISBN 3813207501
232 pages, 25 B & W photos
Description: Schulz was Knight's Cross winner and commander of U-124, later commanding officer of the 6th and 25th flotillas. A well-written biography.
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 | by Dönitz, Karl
(Ten years, twenty days) (1980, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz)
ISBN 3763751866
506 pages, 60 b&w photos, 6 maps
Description: Written by himself about his time as Commander-in-Chief U-boats (10 years) and as the last head of state of the Third Reich (20 days).
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 | by Buchheim, Lothar-Günther
(Victoried to death) (2001, Piper Verlag, München)
ISBN 3492040438
307 pages, 220 b&w photos
Description: A collection of great photo sets, made during war patrols in 1941.
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