In this dramatic story, Lawrence Paterson draws on the original war diary entries of Germany's premier submarine unit, the 1st U-boat Flotilla, to describe events of the war at sea from 1939 to 1944. Compiled by the flotilla commander, the war diary was a formal record that included combat results. From laying mines along Britain's eastern seaboard to the desperate final battles, the roller-coaster fortunes of Karl Doenitz's "Grey Wolves" are recorded in detail. War diary entries include the commencement of hostilities, the first clashes, the Battle of the Atlantic, and much more. Appendixes detail the U-boat types of the first flotilla and German submarine development between the wars. Both U-boat enthusiasts and those with a taste for adventure will be engrossed by the skilled narrative that captures the immediacy of the day-to-day high-risk operations.
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Many of us are aware that prior to America's entry into the war against the Axis powers, Germany had declared "Total War" on the seas. This book provides documentation of how that total war of destruction was launched and managed. In that respect, it belongs on any bookshelf for those interested in the prosecution of this war from the German side. Photographs are carefully selected, showing the Kriegsmarine cadre at the height of its morale. Additionally, from the "Tagebuch" or day-book of the "First U-Boat Flotilla" we see the important day to day operations, and the transition from wolfpacks who dominated the Atlantik from Brest, to the tattered remains compromised by superior counter-intelligence and tactical response. It is no surprise that this work is one in the line published by the distintuished Naval Institute Press. This book shows the drama of the U-Boat war in reality, just as the film "Das Boot" did on screen. Rich in detail, this work provides a great technical treatise that complements that cinematic high drama, also drawn from actual experience of U-96. Highly recommended--a part of history frequently neglected in the high drama of the Holocaust...the acts and near total destruction OF Hitler's "Christian Navy" is also an important piece of a puzzling and dark 12 years of human history.
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Excellent addition to U-boat writing,
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Well worth reading - brings alive the subject of a detailed look at flotilla operations with a great combination of facts and veterans personal stories.
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