books from the u-boat side of life.

[von hally]

lo all

i know its been discussed before but could anyone reccomend a couple of books from the u-boat side of things.

ive got "iron coffins"
"The battle of the atlantic" (BBC)
"battle beneath the waves"
theyre all good...but they do generalise aout the overall war in the atlantic (save coffins)...

im looking for books more on the life aboard a sub.....I know it was mostly boredom....but....im talkin contact reports, engagement reports and the depth charging experiences.

any tips.

E-bay awaits!!!

[1480]

Another Place, Another Time Werner Hirschmann. Steel Boats, Iron Hearts Hans Goebeler.

[von hally]

thanx 1480:up:

[1480]

No problema

[sharkbit]

Das Boot(The Boat)
Lothar-Gunther Buchheim

Work of fiction based on his experiences as a correspondent during the war.
If you want life aboard a U-Boat, this is very descriptive. From the boredom of endlessly patrolling to the terror of 6 hours of depth charge attack.
:)

[Sailor Steve]

Exactly what I was going to say, sharkbit. Fascinating descriptions of a sailor's thoughts during the whole experience.:rock:

[Rhodes]

U-Boat War Patrol
The Hidden Photographic Diary of U-564, by Lawrence Paterson is also a great book on this (thread) subject!

[Schöneboom]

Another book by Lawrence Paterson, filled with great photos: U-Boat Combat Missions

For a unique Kaleun's memoir: Ace of Aces, by Teddy Suhren (published in Germany as Nasses Eichenlaub)

[von hally]

thanx for all the replies kaleuns.

these will be bought online asap.:up:

[Frame57]

"Wolf Pack" by Gordon Williamson. More technical than anything I have read yet about U Boats

[trojer]

Hirschfeld Secret diary of a U-boat published by Cassell Military in the UK, memoirs of a signalman, one of the few by a NCO. There's also Operation Drumbeat by M. Gannon, both are very good on the day to day life aboard a U-boat.

[von hally]

thanks guys....youre going to cost me a fortune:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Bill Nichols]

Here's another 4U:

Sharks and Little Fish: A Novel of German Submarine Warfare

by Wolfgang Ott

Highly recommended! :up:


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[Bosje]

U-boats at war (German Submarines in action 1939-1945)
by Harald Busch

original title: 'So war der U-Boot Krieg'
published 1955
author was a U-boat man himself and the book contains many excerpts from war journals and eye-witness accounts. Quite anecdotal and quite fascinating.
:)

[AntEater]

"Nach Kompass" by Karl-Friedrich Merten.
Don't know if it ever was translated, but it is one of the best U-Boat captain memoirs, especially if you consider that he wrote it at age 87(!)
Especially since it offers a profound insight into the training and service during the 1920s.

[wireman]

http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-War-Memoir-Photographs-Officer/dp/1591142989/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218979399&sr=1-1