I don't recall owning the title you mentioned.

I've most of the book collection boxed in the loft but will get to it sooner rather than later.

There are also some rare Napoleonic books up there as well as an extremely rare 'Final Moments Of HMS Hood' limited edition print (still in its delivery tube).

http://www.military-art.com/mall/more.php?ProdID=16029

I've a second one that belonged to my late father which has faded a bit because he had it framed and mounted on a wall.

I've read his 'Malta Convoys', which was great, Arctic is about fifth on my to read list :nope:.

Jim, I'll give you a crate of Nukey for you collection...

What's 'Nukey'? :hmmm:

Not your southerners name for brown dog I hope :DL

you may have to come up with a finer blend in that crate for a collection like this might be...

I've heard you northern folk say Nukey, so don't give me that crap :hmmm:

And I'm not (in my book) southern! I'm just not from as far north as you, but I'm still more north than Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Doncaster, Oldham and Skelmersdale. But not as far as Rochdale, Chorley, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Pontefract, or 'Ull. :D

I was out one night, many moons ago, when my friend and I were at a taxi rank with a Geordie lass. My friend started with the old "why aye, pet", to which she replied, "people from Newcastle dinna say why aye, pet". My friend then said, "what do they say then, 'byker grove'?

She hit him. Hard.

I laughed :D

Two crates then? (I know their weakness... :hmmm:)

Can't honestly say I've heard the term.....now broon dog or broon ale, those are the fashionable/recogniseable terms.

The crime being Newcastle Brown is no longer brewed here but somewhere down sarth of these hallowed parts :nope:

So your not a southerner then? :hmmm:

Remember....anything south of the Wear is often considered something queer :O::03:

Imo these is the best set of books that cover the entire war, and does its best to only include political garbage when it interferred or crippled u-boat operations. I think of this as the u-boat Bible in a manner, as it a chronological accounting and history of every u-boat and major (and minor ones) events of the war from a very non-partisan point of view. The facts are presented as how they were perceived at the time things happened, then compared to historical records so that mistakes (over claiming on tonnage) can be corrected.

For a book that is purely a history book, when I pick it up it reads very easily like a good novel or book I would read for pure pleasure. It's not as dry as it sounds!

Frequently since the game doesn't provide intelligence reports (other than major ones) I'll pick up the book before my patrol, flip to the appropriate time period and read through the section when my patrol is going to happen, and make note of any intelligence reports they had at the time when they suspected a convoy or task force was going to be moving through a certain area and go there to try and find or intercept it.

I got really lucky, found my (Hardbound) set at the library. They're quite overdue ;) but luck appears to have wanted me to have those books as I've never gotten any overdue notices or charges from them (knock on wood).

The U-boat by Eberhardt Rossler

Great Technical Book but expensive lots of deck plans and dry info. One of my faves that sadly was sold to pay the rent.

http://www.amazon.com/U-Boat-Evoluti...7351956&sr=1-1

An affordable alternative is U-boat: the Illustrated History of the Raiders of the Deep:

http://www.amazon.com/U-Boats-Illust...4&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Also just read Bucheim's U-Boat War. A friend bought it for me on Amazon used (Library copy with plastic dust jacket cover. Nice condition).

Currently on volume two of Blair's book. Probably my favorite books on TBotA so far.

Oh, BTW if anyone's interested a pdf copy of the BdU KTB, here it is:

http://documents.scribd.com/docs/7xw...hehg4g3pxo.pdf

Was disappointed while reading it to find that Donitz doesn't dish any gossip, though. "That Raeder was being a real bitch to me again today. I could scratch his eyes out! Oh well, everyone knows the Fuhrer likes me better. Oh, there's some boudoir pics of Goering floating around that... oops, here comes Roessing, more later."

So, it sounds like Blair's books are the best place for a noob like me to start?

If not, whats the best all around, best reading, most informative, cheap, place to start?

I should mention
 

-Das Boot the boat a true classic 10 on amazon
-Donitz Crews very good but very expensive 70 used or new
-The encyclodedia of U-boats from 1904 to the present
one of my favorites 30 on amazon

On Amazon.co.uk (via the subsim link!) The U-Boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines, is now available (used) for £15 +2.75 P&P. That's the cheapest you'll ever see this book that usually goes for more that four times that price. :yep:

Only one copy though!

The U boat hand book is for free on Subsim
 

I now have two on my computer and one book of it It is very good though so I'm happy

ALSO
 

U-boat adventures is extremly good compiled by Melanie Wiggins

Clay Blair has a nice 2 volume set about the u-boat war. The first is called Hitlers u-boat war the hunters 1939-1942, the 2nd is called the hunted 1942-1945. I would highly recommend reading them, they give a complete depiction of the u-boat war during world war 2. :up::up::up::up:

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