Wolfpacks at war. The U Boat Experience in World War II by Jak Mallmann Showell
Ian Allan Publishing 2002 | ISBN: 0711029288 | 128 Pages | PDF | 68 Mb
Most of this book is based on unpublished documents from the U-Boot-Archiv in Cuxhaven-Altenbruch (Germany). After the early war years when U-boats struck seemingly at will and to great effect, the later years were much grimmer for the Kriegsmarine. Crews went to sea knowing that their life expectancy was short and their fate likely to be a watery grave. This book provides the truth behind the image portrayed so convincingly in 'Das Boot'.