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Jimbuna · 02-02-10, 10:08 AM

I'll admit my preference is for the ATO but having read so many books on WWII submarine warfare (and in particular I will cite the three Clay Blair volumes....Hitler's U-boat War v1 and 2 as well as Silent Victory) I am of the firm belief that both the Ubootwaffe and the US Navy had a major impact in their respective theatre of operations.

Different theatres, tactics, equipment, opposition etc. etc.

Tis pointless trying to compare apples with pears.

As Chris has rightly pointed out, the US didn't feel the need to publish masses of material early post war which ultimately led to a lack of public understanding....mores the pity.

02-02-10, 10:08 AM	#88
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,106 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll admit my preference is for the ATO but having read so many books on WWII submarine warfare (and in particular I will cite the three Clay Blair volumes....Hitler's U-boat War v1 and 2 as well as Silent Victory) I am of the firm belief that both the Ubootwaffe and the US Navy had a major impact in their respective theatre of operations. Different theatres, tactics, equipment, opposition etc. etc. Tis pointless trying to compare apples with pears. As Chris has rightly pointed out, the US didn't feel the need to publish masses of material early post war which ultimately led to a lack of public understanding....mores the pity. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!