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Old 10-22-14, 02:25 AM   #1546
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The bad news is that it isn't a compendium and doesn't include details or even listings of every u-boat operation. The good news is that it reads like a good novel and gives details of some great stories.
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Great, for me this is a plus, not a minus!
Thank you, Sailor Steve

EDIT: I've bought the Kindle Edition. My kindle was registered with my mother country, Italy, and this particular book was not available in digital format. So I had to change and register mi Kindle device with USA and know I can access the full Amazon.com catalogue of ebook.

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Old 10-22-14, 07:23 AM   #1547
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Hello sailors,

I installed TMO for the first time and it's truly great. Now I would like to read some more about the submarine services of WW2. Basically I am looking for 2 kind of books.

1st I would like a general encyclopedia with all the different types, not just American and German but if possible also, British, Dutch, Australian, Italian, Japanese and much more.

2nd I would like a book that offers insight about daily life in the subservice, missions, diaries etc. Maybe something written by a commander after the war?

Could you give me some nice titles about this?

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Old 10-22-14, 01:25 PM   #1548
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1st I would like a general encyclopedia with all the different types, not just American and German but if possible also, British, Dutch, Australian, Italian, Japanese and much more.
For that there is only one book I can think of, Submarines of World War Two, by Erminio Bagnasco. You won't find in-depth details of the kind available in Conway's Anatomy of the Ship series or a book dedicated to a certain type, but you will find the main details and fates of every submarine that served during the war.
http://www.amazon.com/Submarines-Wor.../dp/1854095323

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As for the second, there are many such books. Unfortunately I don't have any of them, but others do, and I'm sure will get your fill before they're done.
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Old 10-22-14, 09:14 PM   #1549
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Got Roadside Picnic FINALLY!!!!

Going to hit it hard once I finish Doctor No.
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2nd I would like a book that offers insight about daily life in the subservice, missions, diaries etc. Maybe something written by a commander after the war?
I found this (my review... ) War in The Boats: My WW2 Submarine Battles to be excellent.
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Got Roadside Picnic FINALLY!!!!

Going to hit it hard once I finish Doctor No.
Read Prisoners of Power as well.
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Read Prisoners of Power as well.
Will add to the list.

I have to track down Hard to be a God too...
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Old 10-23-14, 12:06 AM   #1553
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Yes, that is another work of theirs that I enjoy.
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Old 10-31-14, 01:46 PM   #1554
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Old 11-07-14, 07:57 PM   #1555
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My copy of Norman Friedman's Fighting The Great War At Sea came in today. Got a brand new copy from a seller on Amazon for $38 (the book retails for $85!). I've only flipped through it, but it looks...intimidating. It's actually 416 pages (not the 320 that Amazon and the USNI are insisting), the pages are crammed with text, and it doesn't seem to have anywhere near as many photos and diagrams as the other Friedman titles I've read.

Well, here goes nothing. I'll be happy if it's at least more coherent than British Cruisers of the Victorian Era.
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Old 11-08-14, 03:32 AM   #1556
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Hello sailors,1st I would like a general encyclopedia with all the different types, not just American and German but if possible also, British, Dutch, Australian, Italian, Japanese and much more.Tromp
"Submarines Of The World" (Pocket Guide) by Robert Jackson is a very useful book when trying to hold your own in the "Who/What/Where" thread. It features "300 of the World's best submarines" (all nations) and is not expensive.

ISBN no. 978-1-84013-979-2
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My copy of U-Boat 1936-1945 about type VII (Owners' Workshop Manual)

http://www.amazon.com/U-Boat-1906-on...=U-Boat+Manual
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http://www.amazon.com/U-Boat-1906-on...=U-Boat+Manual
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