U 48 The Most Successful U Boat Of The Second World War
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U 48 The Most Successful U Boat Of The Second World War
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Author : Franz Kurowski
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2021-10-30
U 48 The Most Successful U Boat Of The Second World War written by Franz Kurowski and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-30 with categories.
In August 1939, U-48, commanded by 'Vaddi' Schultze, took up a waiting position around England. Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of ship sinkings so that crews could be saved. By 1 August 1941 this most successful boat of World War II, had sunk 56 merchant ships one corvette.
U 48
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Author : Franz Kurowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
U 48 written by Franz Kurowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
In August 1939, U-48, commanded by 'Vaddi' Schultze, took up a waiting position around England. Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of ship sinkings so that crews could be saved. By 1 August 1941 this most successful boat of World War II, had sunk 56 merchant ships one corvette.
U 48 The Most Successful U Boat Of The Second World War
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Author : Franz Kurowski
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2021-10-30
U 48 The Most Successful U Boat Of The Second World War written by Franz Kurowski and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-30 with categories.
In August 1939, U-48, commanded by 'Vaddi' Schultze, took up a waiting position around England. Schultze showed himself to be a notable humanitarian: he addressed signals to Churchill giving positions of ship sinkings so that crews could be saved. By 1 August 1941 this most successful boat of World War II, had sunk 56 merchant ships one corvette.
Iron Coffins
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Author : Herbert A. Werner
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2002-06-06
Iron Coffins written by Herbert A. Werner and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-06 with History categories.
The former German U-boat commander Herbert Werner navigates readers through the waters of World War II, recounting four years of the most significant and savage battles. By war's end, 28,000 out of 39,000 German sailors had disappeared beneath the waves.
The U Boat Commanders
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Author : Jeremy Dixon
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2019
The U Boat Commanders written by Jeremy Dixon and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
Jeremy Dixon's highly illustrated book is the ideal guide to the Knight's Cross holders and their wartime service.
Steel Boat Iron Hearts
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Author : Hans Goebeler
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2005-01-19
Steel Boat Iron Hearts written by Hans Goebeler and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-19 with History categories.
The story of the German submarine U-505 and its dramatic capture by the US Navy during WWII—told by one of its crewmen. Hans Goebeler is known as the man who “pulled the plug” on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat out of Allied hands. Steel Boat, Iron Hearts is his no-holds-barred account of service aboard a combat U-boat. It is the only full-length memoir of its kind, and Goebeler was aboard for every one of U-505’s war patrols. Using his own experiences, log books, and correspondence with other U-boat crewmen, Goebeler offers rich and very personal details about what life was like in the German Navy under Hitler. Because his first and last posting was to U-505, Goebeler’s perspective of the crew, commanders, and war patrols paints a vivid and complete portrait unlike any other to come out of the Kriegsmarine. He witnessed it all: from deadly sabotage efforts that almost sunk the boat to the tragic suicide of the only U-boat commander who took his life during WWII; from the terror and exhilaration of hunting the enemy to the seedy brothels of France. The vivid, honest, and smooth-flowing prose calls it like it was and pulls no punches. U-505 was captured by Captain Dan Gallery’s Guadalcanal Task Group 22.3 on June 4, 1944. Trapped by this “Hunter-Killer” group, U-505 was depth-charged to the surface, strafed by machine gun fire, and boarded. It was the first enemy ship captured at sea since the War of 1812. Today, hundreds of thousands of visitors tour U-505 each year at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Includes photos and a special Introduction by Keith Gill, Curator of U-505, Museum of Science and Industry
U Boat War Patrol
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Author : Lawrence Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2016
U Boat War Patrol written by Lawrence Paterson and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
This unique account charts the complete story of a single U-boat patrol through the summer of 1942 based around a remarkable collection of photographs that were 'liberated' from a concrete U-boat pen in Brest at the end of the war and which had, until recently, remained hidden in a shoe box. The boat in question, U-564, carried the famous three black cat motif of Reinhard 'Teddy' Suhren who, along with Prien and Kretschmer, was one of the top U-boat commanders during the battles of the Atlantic. This remarkable book provides unique access into both the day-to-day life of a U-boat at sea and into the detailed workings of the Kriegsmarine. Through the successes and trials of U-564 the reader is transported to that vast and watery battlefield that was perhaps the most significant theater of the Second World War.
Otto Kretschmer
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Author : Lawrence Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Release Date : 2018-01-30
Otto Kretschmer written by Lawrence Paterson and has been published by Greenhill Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with History categories.
Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days. Aged 17 he spent 8 months studying literature at Exeter University where he learned to speak English fluently. The following year, on 1 April 1930, he enlisted as an officer candidate in the Weimar Republic's small navy. After completing his officer training and time on the training ship Niobe he served aboard the light cruiser Emden. In December 1934 he was transferred to the light cruiser Köln, then in January 1936 made the move to the fledgling U-boat service. His first operational posting was to the 2nd U-Flotilla’s Type VII U35 where he almost being drowned during training in the Baltic Sea! During the Spanish Civil War, he was involved in several patrols as part of the international nonintervention force. He was finally given command of U23, a post which he held until April 1940. He had already sunk 8 ships including the destroyer HMS Daring east of Pentland Firth on 18 February 1940. He demonstrated a cool approach to combat: his mantra ‘one torpedo for one ship’ proved that the best way for his boat to succeed against a convoy was to remain surfaced as much as possible, penetrating the convoy and using the boat’s high speed and small silhouette to avoid retaliation. His nickname ‘Silent Otto’ referred to his ability to remain undetected and his reluctance to provide the regular radio reports required by Dönitz: he had guessed that the Allies had broken German codes. Alongside his military skill was a character that remained rooted in the traditions of the Prussian military. While other U-boat commanders and crew returned from patrol with beards and a relaxed demeanor, U99 always returned with all men clean-shaven and paraded on deck. In the Bowmanville POW camp he organized a 2-way radio link to the German Naval High Command and planned a mass breakout with a U-boat rendezvous arranged. He was also instrumental in the ‘Battle of Bowmanville’ that lasted for 3 days in October 1942. His antics behind the wire became the inspiration for the 1970 film ‘The McKenzie Break’. Postwar he answered the call for volunteers upon the establishment of the Bundesmarine. He retired from the rank of Flotillenadmiral in 1970. He suffered a fall celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary aboard a boat and died two days later at the age of 86.
Teddy Suhren Ace Of Aces
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Author : Teddy Shuren
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2011-04-20
Teddy Suhren Ace Of Aces written by Teddy Shuren and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-20 with History categories.
Reinhard ‘Teddy’ Suhren fired more successful torpedo shots than any other man during the war, many before he even became a U-boat commander. He was also the U-boat service’s most irreverent and rebellious commander; his lack of a military bearing was a constant source of friction with higher authority. Valued for his good humour and ability to lead, his nickname was acquired because he marched like a teddy-bear. Despite his refusal to conform to the rigid thought-patterns of National Socialism, his operational successes protected him, and he found himself accepted in the highest circles of power in Germany. He was one of the lucky third of all U-boat crewmen who survived the war, largely because his abilities led to a senior land-based command. He was also one of the first to publish his reminiscences, his account being typically forthright – its German title, Nasses Eichenlaub, suggesting that although he was decorated with the Oak Leaves, he was always in hot water. He died in 1984 but interest in his career was revitalized by the discovery of photographs documenting one of his operations in U 564, published with great success in 2004 as U-Boat War Patrol by Lawrence Patterson.
Type Vii
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Author : Marek Krzysztalowicz
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-05-02
Type Vii written by Marek Krzysztalowicz and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-02 with History categories.
“Describ[es] the Type VII and its place in the history of warfare . . . probably the finest book on German submarines of WWII available in print.”—Firetrench First conceived in the mid–1930s, the Type VII was still in production in the closing stages of the Second World War a decade later. Subject to continuous improvement through six major variants and with around 650 completed, it was built in larger numbers than any other submarine design in history. It formed the backbone of the Kriegsmarine’s campaign against merchant shipping for the whole of the war, and in terms of tonnage sunk was by far the most successful U-boat type. This encyclopedic work combines a technical description of the type in all its variations with a history of its development and an overview of its most significant operations—especially those convoy battles that were to have a crucial impact on the evolution of the design and its equipment. A particular attraction of the book is the comprehensive visual coverage—photographs of virtually every aspect of design, construction, fittings and shipboard life; highly detailed general arrangement plans and close-up scale drawings; and, with modelmakers in mind, a stunning collection of full-color three-dimensional illustrations of every external feature and variant of the boats. There have been many books on U-boats reflecting an enduring public interest so any new offering has to be special. With its unique concentration of information and illustrative reference, Type VII is unrivalled. “A comprehensive history of the Kriegsmarine’s most potent weapon . . . includes detailed modelmakers’ plans together with over 320 photographs.”—Maritime Advisor