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Originally Posted by Richo
Still trying to get through Clay Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War The Hunters 1939-1942 after 18 months. Have managed to read and finish other books in the mean time, but Clay's book while being a great factual read is so full of information it is a bit heavy going.
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Yes, it is a bit of a slog, isn't it? Still, the book is full of gems, if you know what to look for. It is *VERY* interesting that a great majority of the successes by boats were 'veteran' commanders and crews. Also interesting is that most of the sinkings of u-boats were inexperienced crews and commanders, a large number of them on their first fiendfarht.
It took me a good three weeks or so to get through it, but that is because it I don't get as much time to read as I used to. Three year old son at home
I just started volume II, "The Hunted". Bigger book, so it looks like it will take me a month or so.