Best ww2 submarine warfare books?

[Stratos]

Wondering if someone can recommend the best books for ww2 subs for German, British, Japanese and American navies. Will love to read some histories about the subs of those nations.

Thanks.

[Platapus]

Yikes that's like asking who is the most beautiful woman.

Could you give us a little more information on what aspects of WWI sub history you are interested in?

Are you more interested in technical history? Tactics and policy? Political

[Sailor Steve]

The best place to start is probably War Beneath The Sea, by Peter Padfield.
http://www.amazon.com/War-Beneath-Sea-Submarine-Conflict/dp/0471249459/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353453815&sr=1-1&keywords=war+beneath+the+sea

It gives a good general overview of every nation's submarine operations.

If you should buy it or anything else from Amazon, remember to use the link in the upper right corner of any Subsim page. That was Subsim gets a small cut. :sunny:

[Cybermat47]

In my opinion, the best one about German U-boat operations is Dönitz and the Wolfpacks.

[Stratos]

Thanks got a couple of them in Amazon.

[Jimbuna]

That is the million dollar question...PM me if you like and I'll catalogue some of my library.

[Bilge_Rat]

best one volume history on WW2 U.S. submarine operations:

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Victory-Submarine-Against-Japan/dp/155750217X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355855262&sr=8-1&keywords=clay+blair

best two volume history on WW2 German submarine operations:

http://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-U-Boat-War-Hunters-1939-1942/dp/0679640320/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355855386&sr=8-2&keywords=clay+blair

http://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-U-Boat-War-1942-1945-Library/dp/0679640339/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355855419&sr=8-3&keywords=clay+blair

[Wigabee]

These are my personal favorites...

Clear The Bridge! - O'Kane
Wahoo - O'Kane
Submarine! - Beach (Good overview of all U.S. submarine warfare)
Operation Drumbeat - Gannon (My Favorite)
Iron Coffins - Werner

I am looking into buying "Thunder Below!" by Fluckey and "Midget Submarines of the Second World War" by Kemp. Has anyone read these? Thanks.

[Jimbuna]

I ordered this recently but still await its arrival:

Midget Submarine Commander: The Life of Godfrey Place VC [Hardcover]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Midget-Submarine-Commander-Godfrey-Place/dp/1848848005/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356003306&sr=1-3