U-995 German Type VII U-Boat - Illustrated Gallery of the Last Surviving Type VIIC U-Boat in the World [DVD-ROM] [DVD-ROM]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2007

Now you can step inside and explore the last surviving German Type VIIC U-Boat. Once a potent fighting machine, the Type VII U-boat formed the backbone of the U-boat fighting force.

Today, the only surviving Type VII U-boat is U-995. Converted into a museum ship in 1971, she now rests along the Ostsee beach in Laboe, Germany.

What would you do if you could visit U-995 and explore the inside of this World War 2 submarine?

Every year over half-a-million U-Boat enthusiasts make the pilgrimage to Laboe, Germany to experience being on board this silent predator. But now you can explore this same submarine for a fraction of the cost - without all the hassles and expense of a foreign journey. Here's how:

The U-995 German Type VIIC U-Boat Illustrated Gallery DVD takes you up close and into the guts of U-995 for an eye-opening inspection of this Atlantic predator. As you explore this DVD, you'll get to see hundreds of dials, hand-wheels, and gauges - so real and so close, you can literally feel the ambience coming from a cold, damp, watertight steel room.

The Definitive Guide For U-Boat Modelers, Hobbyists, And Researchers...

Whether you're a researcher and need reference photos of the air compressor and voltage meters, a modeler building a u-boat from scratch, or you re just curious what s inside the Type VIIC U-boat - this resource is for you.

• View over 600 color photographs detailing every nook and cranny of U-995. Photos are narrated and compiled by sections within the U-boat leading you on a virtual tour of the inside.
• Examine large, high resolution photographs. These 3072 x 2048 pixel images ensures photos are of super-high quality. They can be enlarged without losing picture quality. Perfect for viewing minute technical details.
• Experience videos shot inside the U-boat providing a walk around tour - section by section. You will watch a video of the Control Room, Sound Room, and all sections within the U-boat. Nothing is left out in over 10 minutes of total footage!
• Inspect Schematic Plans illustrating an accurately scaled top and side drawing of the U-boat. Plans are big and crisp, at 3000 pixels wide, suitable for modelers and graphic artists.
• Unlock the U-Boat's secrets by reading the technical reports containing career history, emblems and technical specifications helping you understand the performance of a Type VIIC.
• Explore the U-boat with the Virtual Guided Tour as it guides you step-by-step through every compartment in the U-boat. Imagine Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant) Hans-Georg Hess proudly showing you around his boat! In English, he guides you through, demystifying all the dials, hand-wheels, and equipment.
• Listen to authentic U-boat sounds with extremely rare actual sound recordings of the diesel engines, electric motor, ambient sounds, torpedo launching, and much, much more.
• Sample a U-boat war diary with English translations and original German scans of the Engineering War Diaries of U-106, U-107 and U-138.
• Watch U-boat footage shot during the Battle of the Atlantic, so you can visualize actual attack procedures during a war patrol. All footage in German language.

There is a goldmine of information on U-995 in this single DVD-ROM than in any other single resource either online or offline. You will be able to fully explore and satisfy your curiosity of U-995, and modelers will be able to create intricate details from the photos in this DVD.

Clearly, when you order a copy of this DVD, you will discover the definitive guide to explore the German Type VIIC U-Boat.

Product Details

• DVD-ROM
• Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing Company; 1st edition (August 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427624534
• ISBN-13: 978-1427624536
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,438,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars U-995, AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION, January 21, 2008

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Dan W. Knorowski "Uboat Buff" (Uboat Buff) - See all my reviews
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I am a WWII history buff with many videos and books in my library collection on the subject of the U-boat war. I was looking foreward to getting this added bit of history of U-995 type VII U-Boat in this DVD format and I was very disappointed and found it to be of an amateurish quality. For example, many of the photos were out of focus and poor lit, some with other visitors standing in the shot! I seen better photos available of U-995 for free on many gallery sites. Obviously this person was not granted any special access permission that any visitor would have, as there were no photos taken up on the bridge, in the conning tower or on the decks. The added videos were of poor quaility dubbed from U-Boat DVDs available that probabaly anyone interested in this subject would already have as well as the the schematics (drawing). Save your money, and perhapes a more professional production that is produced and sanctioned by the U-995 memorial foundation will be available in the future. I can respect this attempt by the folks at "Uboataces" to cover this historical marine craft for those of us who would like to board her but will never be able to do so.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, February 19, 2008

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Luke Wallace - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U-995 German Type VII U-Boat - Illustrated Gallery of the Last Surviving Type VIIC U-Boat in the World (DVD-ROM)

The interior pictures are good, but it's very disappointing that the photographers didn't take better pictures of the radar and sonar stations, not to mention the complete lack of pictures of the bridge and the conning tower. It's not a complete tour of the boat if you don't show all the compartments, and as others have said, it's very amateurish to show people walking around in the background of the photos. Plan drawings are nothing special and certainly not ones that one would use to build a model.

Overall, this was an alright effort, but it could have been better if the compilers had put some more thought and effort into it.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Bargain, March 7, 2008

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Scott R (West Palm, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U-995 German Type VII U-Boat - Illustrated Gallery of the Last Surviving Type VIIC U-Boat in the World (DVD-ROM)

After visiting the U-505 in Chicago, I figured the next step is to visit the U-995. Only problem is, the museum is in Germany.

So when I chanced upon this DVD, I was excited but cautiously optimistic due to some negative review of some amateurish stuff. But at this price, I figured you can't really go wrong. So....

My first impression is the product is actually quite well done. It runs on Internet Explorer, so you get a browser based navigation.

The mainpage introduces you the content on the DVD and a brief history of the U-995. Inside, there are 3 main sections - Internal Photos, External Photos and an Others Section.

The main meat of the matter are the photos, I mean there are LOTS of them. And they are segregated by compartments within the u-boat. So you can jump to the Control Room photos, or Officer's Cabin, Galley, Torpedo Room, etc.

Within each compartment, the photos are explained in good detail, so I could understand the main functions of all the gobbly gook equipment without getting into too much technical detail. This is really useful because I learnt so much about the sub in such a short time.

The internal photos are excellent. Thorough and clear. Its definitely not dark and, it looks just the way it would as if you were there. They detail every corner imaginable, from the top of the ceiling to the ground where your feet is, and even underneath the electric motors.

These are the best and most detailed internal photos I've ever seen of the boat. You simply can't find this quality or quantity anywhere else.

My only complaint is there's quite a lot of reading to do, and it would have been great if there was some kind of voice narration like a movie video.

The videos complement the photos and gives you a first person perspective of the internals. They are crisp and clear, and they provide a very good view of the inside and the videos are actually very, very good. Amateur or not, they are great videos but would be better if it was just a tad slower so you can look around longer as there's lots of stuffs inside.

Certain parts of the boat are not covered, and they are the battery room, conning tower and bridge. No photos are provided inside the battery room, or conning tower which is quite a pity as I've never been able to see the inside of a battery room. Still, there are very good photos of the bridge, and top deck, AA guns, periscope, antennas, etc. Unless you're a researcher needing to view up close shots of the bridge, otherwise these external photos provide more than sufficient detail.

The schematic plans show a general view of the inside cutaway and outside - both top and side views. There are diagrammatic drawings of the complete Bridge Designs of I, II, III, IV and so on. These are a useful reference for a modeler like me, but probably insufficient detail if you were looking for detailed schematics of equipment such as propeller, rudders, deck guns, periscope, etc.

And finally in the Extras Section. You get several bonuses of some war footage, war diary and sound files. The footage ain't that great, but these are rare footage indeed, so you could see actual living conditions aboard a u-boat, war patrol, torpedo engagements and so on.

Also in the Others Section is a collection of sound files. For the first time, I could listen to actual ambient sounds recorded inside the u-boat. There are recordings of the diesel engines, the electric motors and so on. Truly impressive!!!

Overall I'm very pleased with the DVD because it provided a very positive experience of the U-995 museum in Germany. Someone mentioned about people in the background, but really there are only a handful of these photos and it never bothered me.

Though there are some glitches, but they are minor in contrast to the value it provides. Through this DVD, I could explore the u-boat and maybe someday I'll make a trip to personally visit the museum. But until then, this is the closest in closing the gap between the virtual and physical.

Overall, it was a solid experience and I would be crazy not to recommend it.