U-boat Combat Missions The Pursuers and the Pursued - First-hand Accounts of U-boat Life and Operations

U-boat Combat Missions: The Pursuers and the Pursued - First-hand Accounts of U-boat Life and Operations

 

Lawrence Paterson has been writing about U Boats for many years with previous books being a detailed analysis of, for example, 1st U Boat Flotilla, 2nd U Boat Flotilla, U Boats in the Mediterranean and in the Indian Ocean and so forth. In this work, however, he writes not about the war - but about those who fought and died for their country inside U Boats.

There were two occasions during the 20th Century when the dreaded U Boat went to war - i.e. the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. Whilst World War Two may be fresher in people's minds, the U Boat was recognised as a lethal weapon capable of making a decisive difference very early in World War One. With the United Kingdom being an island nation, the U Boat was able to hold that nation as a hostage were it ever allowed to do so.

As more and more of Europe gave way to German domination, the Battle of the Atlantic was to become a battle of wits between those on the surface and the captains and crews of individual U Boats. Those men, whose place of work was in a metal sweat-box below the surface of the sea, often fought heroic battles for which few were ever recognised. Their death rate was greater than in any other branch of the German forces. Quite often, their deaths went unrecorded with nobody knowing their last resting place.

This is the story of those men and their place of work. It is a large and fully illustrated book with many photographs people have not bothered to publish before. They include details of every aspect of U Boat life - from how the men washed to how they ate. What makes this book so good is the attention to detail.

 

Lawrence Paterson

Hardcover 160pp

Book Code:  AW0554

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