Wolfpack: U-Boats at War, 1939-1945 [Paperback]

Philip Kaplan (Author), Jack Currie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999

Designed for visual impact, this volume provides a brutally realistic portrait of U-boat life during a critical phase of World War II in the Atlantic. It combines photographs, paintings, and drawings to brilliantly convey the U-boat experience and explain the mystique of the German submariner.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557509549
• ISBN-13: 978-1557509543
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,790,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful illustrations, but not much substance, May 4, 2000

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J. Urban "urbanbooks" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolfpack: U-Boats at War, 1939-1945 (Paperback)

This book is really book of pictures which cover U-boats on patrol, ship sinkings and rescues, and lots of interior pictures showing U-boat crews going about their duties. There are also some nice pictures of submarine pens in French ports and the captured U-505 here in Chicago at the Museuem of Science and Industry. Each illustration has text which describes what's going on in the picture and includes diary excerpts and letters from actual U-boat crewmen.

Although the letters and diary entries do give an idea of what life was like on a U-boat, I was hoping for a deeper discussion of U-boat operations. However, if you're looking for a good source of illustrations and photos of life on a U-boat, this would be a good choice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Large cover text and photojournal featuring over 240 photos., March 29, 2000

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Hans Gunther (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolfpack: U-Boats at War, 1939-1945 (Paperback)

Very nicely compiled 25x25cm glossy pages with rare B&W and color photos of life inside various subs in port and at sea, including diesel engine room, torpedo room of U-505 just as it was abandoned at the moment of capture off West Africa in June 1944. Color photos of U-995 on display at Laboe, photos of U-505 at the Museum at Chicago, and many color photos of the many U-boat pens built on the French coast. Dramatic photos of U-175 sailors rescued at sea and taken prisoner aboard US Coast Guard Cutter Spencer. We see photos of the damaged Blohm and Voss shipyard at Hamburg and of the Germaniawerft at Kiel at the end of the war with hundreds of U-boats still in various construction stages. Color closeups of the Enigma machines with 4 rotors used exclusively by the Navy. A worthwhile addition for your U-boat library. Only the serious history buff will note a few factual discrepancies, such as the photo caption of Kapitanleutnant Hoffmann of U-447. That boat never had a commander by that name. Additional factual information can be verified on the website: ....

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, for the pictures, July 8, 2011

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Homer Jay "Homer" (The Great White North) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wolfpack: U-Boats at War, 1939-1945 (Paperback)

This is a great book for the pictures. The text is a little light, geared more toward storytelling than hard facts. The pictures are of good quality, with plenty of closeups of the interior that other books seem to miss. I purchased this book to assist in the building of an interior of the Revell 1/72 U boat, and I have to say I was not disappointed.